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Harry D Jacobs High School

๐Ÿ“ 2601 Bunker Hill Dr, Algonquin, McHenry County, 60102

2,080
Pupils
15.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harry D Jacobs High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Algonquin, McHenry County. The school has 2,080 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Testone. It is part of the Cusd 300 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Christopher Testone
School district
Cusd 300

Enrollment & staffing

Harry D Jacobs High School enrolls 2,080 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 138 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.

Male students
1,076 (52%)
Female students
1,004 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
138
Student-teacher ratio
15.1:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,22159%
Hispanic or Latino49124%
Asian1899.1%
Black or African American914.4%
Two or more races783.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

633 of the school's 2,080 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Harry D Jacobs High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 66.

School district: CUSD 300

Harry D Jacobs High School is one of 29 schools in CUSD 300, based in Algonquin, Illinois. The district serves 20,705 students district-wide and employs 1,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,080 students, Harry D Jacobs High School is larger than the district average of about 714 students per school.

20,705
District students
29
Schools
1,433
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

40%
Reading proficient
31%
Math proficient
4%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (17) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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