📍 1475 Larkin Ave, Elgin, Kane County, 60123
Larkin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elgin, Kane County. The school has 2,264 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Misicka. It is part of the Sd U-46 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 129.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Larkin High School enrolls 2,264 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 129.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,620 | 72% |
| White | 267 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 40 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 37 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,294 of the school's 2,264 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.
Larkin 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-80, state senate district 22, state house district 43.
Larkin 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 2,264 students, Larkin 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