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Sunset Ridge SD 29, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Sunset Ridge SD 29 runs 3 public schools with 515 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 9.2 students per teacher is 4.5 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
515
Teachers (FTE)
56
Students per teacher
9.2
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
525 Sunset Ridge Rd, Northfield, IL 60093
County
Cook County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1738400
State district ID
IL-05-016-0290-02
Total staff (FTE)
106
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 515 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district9.2
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (481), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$20.8 million
Federal revenue
$569,000
State revenue
$5.8 million
Local revenue
$14.4 million
Total spending
$18.8 million
Spending per pupil
$39,106
Salaries
$7.9 million41.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$20.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 2.7%
  • State: 28.1%
  • Local: 69.2%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$39,106
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Sunset Ridge SD 29

By level: 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Middlefork Primary SchoolElementaryK to 324110.5
Northfield Community Nursery SchPrekindergartenPK0
Sunset Ridge Elementary SchoolMiddle4 to 82748.3

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.