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Countryside School

4301 W Kirby Avenue, Champaign, IL, 61822-0618 -

School Notes Overview:

Countryside School is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian, fully accredited school that offers a challenging and fulfilling academic program in grades K-8 for students who are motivated to learn. Countryside School combines joy in learning with excellence in education. Countryside School offers all students small instructional groups in math, reading, literature, spelling, vocabulary, foreign languages and science; a math program that focuses on problem solving and applied learning; hands-on, inquiry-based science; literature-based language arts; extensive emphasis on writing; social studies integrated with literature, art and music; physical education, art and music; team sports; and extended day program. ...

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School Overview:

	Countryside School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1992
County	Champaign County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	149 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	50%	34%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 14 students
	Grade 1 - 15 students
	Grade 2 - 15 students
	Grade 3 - 15 students
	Grade 4 - 15 students
	Grade 5 - 15 students
	Grade 6 - 28 students
	Grade 7 - 20 students
	Grade 8 - 12 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	18 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	60%
Average Class Size	15
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	176 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Feb. 28 / rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$9,800
Tuition Notes	Tuition for grades 6-8 is $10,150. Need-based tuition assistance is available.
Head of School	Cathie Webber
Admissions Director	Judith Kaplan
Sport
Total Sports Offered	3
	Sports
	Basketball	Soccer
	Volley Ball
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	8
	Extracurriculars
	Arts and Crafts club	Book club
	Chess	Chorus
	Cross-country running club	French club
	Newspaper club	Orchestra

School Notes:

Countryside School is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian, fully accredited school that offers a challenging and fulfilling academic program in grades K-8 for students who are motivated to learn. Countryside School combines joy in learning with excellence in education. Countryside School offers all students:
small instructional groups in math, reading, literature, spelling, vocabulary,science
foreign languages (Chinese and Spanish for all grades, Latin in grades 4-8)
a math program that focuses on problem solving and applied learning;
hands-on, inquiry-based science;
extensive emphasis on writing;
physical education, art and music; team sports; and extended day program;
beautiful 13 acre campus,
diverse student body
Profile last updated: 01/16/2009

In the News:

Crime reports (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 01:39:42 pm
In crimes reported to area police recently:
Local women take to biking as primary transportation (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on April 5, 2009 at 02:04:42 pm
It's raining off and on. The temps are hovering below 50. People driving by likely have their car heaters on. Windshield wipers wiping. Radios humming. But Joyce Mast pedals down Green Street on her way to her campus job. She's not chilly in a black wool sweater under the rain-proof nylon jacket. The bike helmet keeps her hairdo intact. And as she will tell you, rain or not, she loves – that's a ...
Area students headed to state math competition (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on March 6, 2009 at 05:26:33 pm
Smitha Milli looked around Franklin Middle School and felt something was lacking. So the eighth-grader did something about it. She wrote an e-mail to her principal, asking for something extra students can do with math. Soon afterward, the Champaign school's math team was formed, coached by two sixth-grade math teachers, Lisa Krause and Tracey Jones.
Franklin students headed to state math competition (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on March 6, 2009 at 04:12:11 pm
Smitha Milli looked around Franklin Middle School and felt something was lacking. So the eighth-grader did something about it. She wrote an e-mail to her principal, asking for something extra students can do with math. Soon afterward, the Champaign school's math team was formed, coached by two sixth-grade math teachers, Lisa Krause and Tracey Jones.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (61822)	School Zip (61822)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	15,375 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	57%	24%
Population Average Age	36 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$60,349	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.2 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	24 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	74% / 26%	61% / 39%