Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch

Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch is a junior high of substantial scale in Crystal Lake, Illinois, part of Crystal Lake CCSD 47, caters to 737 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 60% bigger than typical.

Across the 12 schools in Crystal Lake CCSD 47 (6,889 students total), Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch records that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch logs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.4%, the actual is 46.6%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for McHenry County shows median household earnings sit near $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch is one of 89 public schools in McHenry County (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students).

North Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 886 students in 2018 compared to 737 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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