North Shore Country Day School

North Shore Country Day School
Address
Map
310 Green Bay Road

, ,
60093-4094

United States
Coordinates42°5′55″N 87°43′45″W / 42.09861°N 87.72917°W / 42.09861; -87.72917
Information
Former namesRugby School (1893-1900)
Girton School (1900-1919)
TypePrivate country day school
Co-educational
MottoLive and Serve
Established1893
FounderPerry Dunlap Smith
CEEB code144435
Head of schoolThomas J. Flemma[5]
Faculty85
GradesJK12[1]
Enrollment540
Student to teacher ratio8:1
Campus size16 acres (6.5 ha)[6]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Purple and white    [1]
Fight song"O'er the Fields"[1][2]]
Team nameRaiders[1]
AccreditationISACS
Publication
  • Acorn (administration newsletter)[3]
  • Prosody (literary magazine)[3]
NewspaperDiller Street Journal[3]
YearbookMirror[3]
Endowment$35 million (2021)[4]
Tuition$24,425 (2024-25 for JK)
$28,250 (2024-25 for SK)
$34,025 (2024-25 for 1st-5th)
$37,950 (2024-25 for 6th-8th)
$41,425 (2024-25 for 9-12th)
Websitenscds.org

Auditorium

North Shore Country Day School is an independent school in Winnetka, Illinois. It took its current form as a coeducational school in 1919 during the Country Day School movement, though it started as the Rugby School for Boys (1893-1900) and Girton School for Girls (1900-1918).[7][8] It consists of a lower school, a middle school, and an upper school. North Shore Country Day School offers a liberal arts education with students representing the community's values of respect and inclusiveness.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d "Fast Facts". Winnetka, Illinois: North Shore Country Day School. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  2. ^ "Explore North Shore Country Day".
  3. ^ a b c d "Publications". Winnetka, Illinois: North Shore Country Day School. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ^ "By the Numbers - North Shore Country Day".
  5. ^ "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment". Chicago Tribune.
  6. ^ "Our Campus". Winnetka, Illinois: North Shore Country Day School. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  7. ^ "History". Winnetka, Illinois: North Shore Country Day School. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  8. ^ "Old-fashioned progressive." Time Apr. 5, 1954. retrieved November 21, 2006