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North Shore Country Day School

Winnetka · IL · Private independent · K-12 combined

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📖18 AP courses 📝SAT 1400 avg 🏅5 National Merit Semifinalists

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1400 (25-75: 1340–1470)
  • 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 86.0% (avg score 4.1)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How North Shore Country Day School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1400 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 86% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
  • LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: New Trier Township H S Winnetka, Niles North High School, Mcc Academy-Elementary and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 503 in 2018 to 532 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+5.8%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see North Shore Country Day School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.nscds.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 532 students:

2023
540
2025
555
2027
571

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 39 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $624,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Winnetka
Public 0.6 2,770 -7.5%
Niles North High School
Skokie
Public 2.9 1,999 -3.1%
Mcc Academy-Elementary
Skokie
Private 3.4 637
Christian Heritage Academy
Northfield
Private 3.4 368 +35.3%
Mesivta Shaarei Adirim
Skokie
Private 3.4 33
Evanston Twp High School
Evanston
Public 3.9 3,560 -4.5%
Roycemore School
Evanston
Private 4.1 217 +4.3%
ETHS Day School
Evanston
Public 4.3

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