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Deerfield, IL

19,642 residents•4,483 students•11 schools
Avg School Rating
9.4
out of 10
100% above Illinois avg
Test Proficiency
76%Math
83%Reading
77% above Illinois avg
School Crime Rate
0.45
per 1,000 students
90% below Illinois avg
Overall Crime Rate
21.69
per 1,000 residents
56% below Illinois avg

School Breakdown

Elementary Schools
7
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
2
Middle Schools
High Schools
2
High Schools

School Types

By Type

Public
7
Charter
0
Private
4

By Level

Elementary
7
Middle
2
High
2

These figures describe every school in Deerfield; use the filters below to explore the directory.

Schools in Deerfield

11 schools
9.8
Charles J Caruso Middle School
Middlepublic
9.7
South Park Elementary School
Elementarypublic
9.6
Alan B Shepard Middle School
Middlepublic
9.3
Kipling Elementary School
Elementarypublic
9.1
Walden Elementary School
Elementarypublic
9.1
Wilmot Elementary School
Elementarypublic
—
Bright Horizons at Lake Cook
Elementaryprivate
—
Deerfield High School
Highpublic
—
Deerfield Montessori School
Elementaryprivate
—
Holy Cross School
Elementaryprivate
—
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
Highprivate

School Crime in Deerfield

2 incidents reported at K-12 schools across Deerfield in 2024 — city-wide, not specific to any one school.

School Crime Rate
90% below Illinois avg
0.45
per 1,000 students

School Offense Breakdown

Violent
2

School Crime Types

  • Assault100%

School Crime Rate is per 1,000 students enrolled. Source: FBI NIBRS 2024. Figures are city-wide; NIBRS does not report the specific school or address.

Overall Crime in Deerfield

426 total incidents reported across Deerfield in 2024 — all locations, city-wide.

Overall Crime Rate
56% below Illinois avg
21.69
per 1,000 residents

Offense Breakdown

Violent
50
Property
369
Drug
4
Weapons
2
Other
1

Crime Types

  • Fraud35%
  • Burglary22%
  • Theft19%
  • Assault11%
  • Vandalism6%
  • Vehicle Theft4%
  • Other4%

Overall Crime Rate is per 1,000 residents. Source: FBI NIBRS 2024. City-wide totals across all reported incidents and locations.

Enrollment by School Type

4,483 students enrolled across Deerfield's schools.

  • Public4,10091%
  • Private3839%

Counts students at schools that report enrollment to NCES (about 9 in 10 schools across every sector, including private). Schools with no reported enrollment are excluded. Source: NCES.

Student Demographics

Enrollment-weighted across Deerfield's K-12 schools.

  • White84%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or More Races5%
  • Black1%
  • Pacific Islander<1%
49%Female51%Male
1%Free/Reduced Lunch
Sources: FBI NIBRS 2024 (crime) · U.S. Census Bureau 2025 (population) · NCES (schools).Crime figures are city-wide and not specific to any individual school.