Glenbrook Named 2nd Best School District in Illinois

Glenbrook High Schools District 225, which includes Glenbrook North High School and Glenbrook South High School, was named the second best school district in Illinois for 2016 by education website niche.com.

New Trier Township High School District 203 came in first. School districts in Libertyville, Downers Grove and Highland Park rounded out the top five.

Niche’s overall methodology for the list included accounting 50 percent of the overall grade based on academics, and a mix of nine other categories such as health and safety, parent and student survey results and teacher grades accounting for the other half.

The study included 100 school districts in Illinois. For the Glenbrooks, it was straight A’s. The district received an “A+” in eight of the ten criteria: academics, administration and policies, educational outcomes, extracurriculars, food, resources and facilities, sports and fitness and teachers. Their lowest grades were in health and safety (A) and student culture and diversity (A-).

“According to state standards, 83% of students in this district are considered proficient in math and/or reading. The district has an annual budget of $123,515,000, spending an average of $26,003 per student. There have been 595 reviews written and they have been mostly positive.”