Prairie Trails School

Prairie Trails School operates as an intimate elementary campus in Mt Prospect, Illinois, one of the schools within River Trails SD 26. Current enrollment sits at 175 students spanning grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 381.

Across the 4 schools in River Trails SD 26 (1,462 students total), Prairie Trails School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie Trails School reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 30% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cook County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Prairie Trails School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Prairie Trails School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: River Trails Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prairie Trails School.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Prairie Trails School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.