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School Comparison

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
vs.
Rickover Jr High School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Rickover Jr High School
  • Rickover Jr High School reported a higher chronically absent students than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (183 vs. 2).
  • Rickover Jr High School reported a higher students per counselor than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (420:1 vs. 306:1).
  • Rickover Jr High School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (55 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Rickover Jr High School reported a higher chronically absent students than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (183 vs. 2).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Rickover Jr High School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (55 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Rickover Jr High School reported a higher students per counselor than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (420:1 vs. 306:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

6 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
$26,388.65
Rickover Jr High School
$22,642.68
Local revenue share
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
53.7%
Rickover Jr High School
16.3%
State revenue share
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
29.4%
Rickover Jr High School
68.5%
Federal revenue share
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
16.9%
Rickover Jr High School
15.2%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
31.6%
Rickover Jr High School
38.3%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Cook County
$81,797
Cook County
$81,797
Poverty rate
Cook County
13.3%
Cook County
13.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Cook County
42%
Cook County
42%
Unemployment rate
Cook County
5.4%
Cook County
5.4%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.