Prairie Ridge High School - Crystal Lake, Illinois/IL

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Prairie Ridge High School

6000 Dvorak Dr, Crystal Lake, IL, 60012 -

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Definition of Terms

Prairie Ridge High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Mchenry County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1726 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

95 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 418 students

Grade 10 - 468 students

Grade 11 - 442 students

Grade 12 - 398 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	2%
% Hispanic	3%	10%
% Black	1%	19%
% White	94%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Community High 155 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	6,939 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$74,692,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$64,488,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,764	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$9,294	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	91%	92%

Prairie Ridge students help make child’s wish come true (Northwest Herald)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 06:36:05 am
CRYSTAL LAKE – In addition to the traditional homecoming week football game, pep rally and dance, students at Prairie Ridge High School are helping make a terminally ill child’s wish come true.
Bands triumph over weather at Mount Prospect contest (Daily Herald)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 05:21:52 am
Wheeling High School's marching band overcame more than the 10 bands in their AA class on Saturday. The musicians also triumphed over rain and mud.
Schools seeking cure for senioritis (Northwest Herald)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 06:38:16 am
CRYSTAL LAKE – Administrators at District 155 high schools are studying options to combat the apathy that overtakes some seniors on the verge of graduation.
District 155 board to vote on budget (Daily Herald)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 05:24:41 am
Like many school districts in the state, Crystal Lake High School District 155 was saved by the federal government this year.
On the record with Ed Dvorak (Northwest Herald)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 06:22:45 am
Crystal Lake resident Ed Dvorak has represented Nunda and southern McHenry townships on the McHenry County Board for more than 10 years.

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Prairie Ridge High School is the newest of the three high schools in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States. The school opened in 1996 to address the overpopulation of the three area high schools. In addition to Crystal Lake, Prairie Ridge also accepts students from Cary, Fox River Grove, Prairie Grove, and a small portion of McHenry. Prior to opening its doors, the first graduating class of students was allowed to vote on the name, colors, and song for the new High School. District 155 approved the name, and Prairie Ridge was born. It now serves more than 1,700 students and it has a variety of sports that compete in the Fox Division of the Fox Valley Conference in northern Illinois.
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About This Zip Code (60012)

School Zip (60012)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

9,919 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

48%

24%

Population Average Age

39 years old

33 years old

Average Household size

3.0 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$89,804

$46,557

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

7.9 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

26 years old

49 years old

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Zipcode (60012)

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% Owning / % Renting

89% / 11%

62% / 38%

Nearby Schools:

1. Mchenry Co Coop For Employ - n/a - 1.5 mi. away - view location
2. Crystal Lake Central High School - 1411 students - 2.2 mi. away - view location
3. Crystal Lake South High School - 1917 students - 4.3 mi. away - view location
4. Mchenry High School-west Campus - 1458 students - 4.7 mi. away - view location
5. Cary-grove Community High School - 1885 students - 5.2 mi. away - view location

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