School DecisionSchoolDecision
School Comparison

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
vs.
Heritage Middle School

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

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Heritage Middle School
  • Heritage Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (159 vs. 2).
  • Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Heritage Middle School (0.5 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 2 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Heritage Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (159 vs. 2).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Heritage Middle School (0.5 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

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

6 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center

1 metric was reported by Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center. Comparable data for Heritage Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
306:1

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
Heritage Middle School
$16,200
Local revenue share
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
53.7%
Heritage Middle School
40.2%
State revenue share
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
29.4%
Heritage Middle School
50.3%
Federal revenue share
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
16.9%
Heritage Middle School
9.5%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
31.6%
Heritage Middle School
34.3%

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.