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Palatine High School

๐Ÿ“ 1111 N Rohlwing Rd, Palatine, Cook County, 60074

2,652
Pupils
14.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Palatine High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palatine, Cook County. The school has 2,652 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tony Medina. It is part of the Township HSD 211 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 187.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Tony Medina
School district
Township HSD 211

Enrollment & staffing

Palatine High School enrolls 2,652 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 187.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

Male students
1,381 (52%)
Female students
1,271 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
187.9
Student-teacher ratio
14.1:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 6.9% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,35351%
White88833%
Asian1826.9%
Black or African American1475.5%
Two or more races732.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,542 of the school's 2,652 students (58%) 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€“12Title I

Palatine High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-50, state senate district 29, state house district 57.

School district: Township HSD 211

Palatine High School is one of 7 schools in Township HSD 211, based in Palatine, Illinois. The district serves 12,458 students district-wide and employs 824 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,652 students, Palatine High School is larger than the district average of about 1,780 students per school.

12,458
District students
7
Schools
824
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

29%
Reading proficient
26%
Math proficient
13%
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 (19) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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