Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 60) SubScribe Today! Winter 2006 ™ 22 INSPIRING LUXURY HOME TOUR | COLLECTOR’S ISSUE HOMES 1.800.933.4398 ext. 242 www.midwesthomechicago.com office. Families moving to the North Side with young children should check out the North Side Parents Network, www.npnparents.org, which holds annual school fairs and publishes a directory of information on public and private schools in the region. When Illinois was settled, it was divided into townships. As towns and cities developed, the townships remained in place as school systems independent of other political structures. Hence, township borders do not match community boundaries. For example, students in Evanston and part of the village of Skokie attend Evanston Township High School, although Skokie has two high schools of its own: Niles Township West and Niles Township North. The Niles Township schools, in turn, pull students from the suburbs of Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles, as well as Skokie. Elementary schools may be part of different townships; small local grade schools usually feed into larger middle schools and still-larger high schools. Most suburban school districts have a traditional structure, with a superintendent who oversees the schools, hires the principals and reports to an elected school board. Illinois public schools receive most funding from local property taxes, supplemented by state funds and school-based fund-raising efforts. Spending varies tremendously between districts. In the 2004-2005 school year, per-pupil elementary school spending ranged from $4,438 to a whopping $23,799; high school spending ranged from $7,182 to $17,704. The median teacher salary in the state during that period was $51,774. Higher taxes usually, but not always, translate into higher student achievement. Interactive report cards for every school in the state are available through Northern Illinois University, http://iirc. niu.edu. You can quickly find information about demographics, teacher salaries and test scores relative to district and state averages. Elementary schools C h i c a g o L i v in g 2008 60 chicagol i v i ngmag.com http://www.npnparents.org http://www.midwesthomechicago.com http://www.roycemoreschool.org http://www.midwesthomechicago.com http://www.roycemoreschool.org http://www.elginacademy.org http://iirc.niu.edu http://iirc.niu.edu http://www.elginacademy.org http://www.chicagolivingmag.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 Contents A Letter from the Governor Contributing Writers Welcome Home Finding a Home Schools, Health Care & Business Excellence Arts & Entertainment Advertiser Index Chicago Resources Back Page Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page Cover1) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page Cover2) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 1) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - A Letter from the Governor (Page 6) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - A Letter from the Governor (Page 7) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contributing Writers (Page 8) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contributing Writers (Page 9) Chicago Living - 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