📍 760 E Main St, South Elgin, Kane County, 60177
South Elgin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Elgin, Kane County. The school has 2,844 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jonathon Miquelon. It is part of the Sd U-46 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 172.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Elgin High School enrolls 2,844 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 172.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,141 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,034 | 36% |
| Asian | 357 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 133 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
926 of the school's 2,844 students (33%) 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.
South Elgin High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-80, state senate district 25, state house district 49.
South 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 2,844 students, South 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: Suburb - Large
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