Niles North High School

Set in Skokie, Illinois, Niles North High School is a roomy senior high, one of the schools within Niles Twp HSD 219. It educates 1,999 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 140% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Across the 2 schools in Niles Twp HSD 219 (4,645 students total), Niles North High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Niles North High School records that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 32% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 173 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Niles North High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jane Stenson School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Niles North High School has edged down 3%, going from 2,059 students in 2018 to 1,999 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 37% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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