📍 1200 Maroon Dr, Elgin, Cook County, 60120
Elgin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elgin, Cook County. The school has 2,750 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Avelira Gonzalez. It is part of the Sd U-46 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 153.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elgin High School enrolls 2,750 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 153.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% White and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,123 | 77% |
| White | 243 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 117 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 62 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,564 of the school's 2,750 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Elgin High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-30, state senate district 22, state house district 43.
Elgin High School is one of 58 schools in SD U-46, based in Elgin, Illinois. The district serves 34,036 students district-wide and employs 2,239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,750 students, Elgin High School is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize