About 30 minutes to downtown Chicago, Winnetka is one of the most attractive suburban communities along the Lake Shore. Boasting an extensive park system and three well maintained beaches, Winnetka also provides its residents with many recreational facilities and programs. The Tudorian village center hosts bustling businesses and specialty stores. In addition to an outstanding academic program including public and private elementary schools, Winnetka is home to the renowned New Trier High School. Additionally, Wilmette was named by Business Week Magazine in 2007 as the seventh best community to raise children. The village also offers a range of musical and performing arts productions as well as community organizations dealing with history, gardening, art, music, sports, and many other interests. Single family homes range from 70,000 to over 4.5 million. The Median price is $861,724. Median income is $178,725. Median age is 39.

The name Winnetka, derived from an Indian word meaning "Beautiful Land," captures the essence of this charming village which for over a hundred years has been regarded as one of the most prestigious business and residential locations on Chicago's famed North Shore. Winnetka has a reputation as a solid, stable community which reflects a comfortable blend of both the present and the past. Long-established business districts with charming tree-lined streets, decorative brickwork, old-world architecture, convenient parking, careful landscaping and quiet corners to sit, make the village a delightful place to stroll, browse and buy.

Winnetka is home to school district 28's renowned New Trier High School, which also serves nearby Kenilworth and Wilmette.

High School students attend New Trier High School in neighboring Winnetka.

New Trier Township High School Facts:

New Trier Motto:

"To commit minds to inquiry, hearts to compassion, and lives to the service of mankind."

Communities Served:

New Trier Township High School District is located along the western Lake Michigan shoreline about 16 miles north of Chicago, Illinois. It serves the North Shore suburban communities of Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Winnetka, most of Northfield, and parts of Glenview and Northbrook.

Opened: February 4, 1901

Total Graduates (approximately): More than 55,000

2000-2001 Enrollment (grades 9-12): 3,629

Graduation Rate: 98.6ÿ

ACT Composite Score (Class of 2000):

26.0 (highest in Illinois. Compares with 21.5 in Illinois and 21.0 nationally) 77ÿf New Trier students took the ACT 62.4ÿf students in Illinois took the ACT SAT Data (Class of 2000):

Verbal 584

Math 622

Total 1206

77.6ÿf New Trier students took the SAT 12ÿf high school graduates in Illinois had SAT scores

College Board and ACT Tests:

Of the 785 seniors in the Class of 2000, 89.7ÿook either the SAT or the ACT. The mean for New Trier students who write the ACT examination ranks in the highest one percent in the nation.

National Merit Scholarship (Class of 2000):

10 National Merit Scholarship Winners 29 National Merit Semifinalists 52 Letters of Commendation 1 National Achievement Commendation 2 Scholars in the College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program Advanced Placement Examinations:

641 students took 1,451 AP exams in spring 1999.

29ÿeceived scores of 5

34ÿeceived scores of 4

88ÿeceived scores of 3 or better (score typically necessary for college credit)

3.8 = average score

Student Body Racial/Ethnic Background:

86.7 aucasian

10.7 sian/Pacific Islander

1.9ÿispanic

0.6 frican American

0.1ÿative American

Faculty:

Number of Teachers = 359

Average Teaching Experience = 16.6 years

Average Teacher Salary = $71,012

Teachers with Bachelor's Degree = 20.4ÿP> Teachers with Master's Degree and Above = 79.6ÿP> Racial/Ethnic Background = 93.7 aucasian, 2.5ÿispanic, 2.3 sian/Pacific Islander, 1.4 frican American

Pupil-Teacher Ratio = 14.2:1