The Skokie School

The Skokie School operates as a low-enrollment junior high in Winnetka, Illinois, operated by Winnetka SD 36. Current enrollment sits at 362 students spanning grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so The Skokie School sits 22% below that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Winnetka SD 36 (1,803 students total), The Skokie School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, The Skokie School logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which The Skokie School is one.

The closest other public school is Carleton W Washburne School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 367 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for The Skokie School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.