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Elgin High School

1200 Maroon Dr, Elgin, IL, 60120-8197 -

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Definition of Terms

Elgin High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cook County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2228 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

116 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 599 students

Grade 10 - 523 students

Grade 11 - 598 students

Grade 12 - 508 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	6%	3%
% Hispanic	51%	21%
% Black	10%	22%
% White	32%	49%
% Unknown	1 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

42%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

46 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	56	3
Number of Students Managed	40,612 students	915 students
District Total Revenue	$361,325,000	$8,184,000
District Expenditure	$372,964,000	$8,197,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,897	$9,431
District Expenditure / Student	$9,184	$8,331
District Graduation Rates	81%	91%

Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School, and Streamwood High School.
History: Elgin High School is one of the oldest public high schools in the state. Its first graduation ceremony was held in 1872 and its accreditation dates back to 1904.
Academics: In 2005, Elgin had an average composite ACT score of 18.3, and graduated 81.1% of its senior class. The average class size is 23.7. Elgin has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Athletics: Elgin competes in the Upstate Eight Conference. Its mascot is the Maroons.
Activities: Architecture Club, Audio Visual Club, Auto Club, Band, Cheerleaders, Chess Club, Choirs, Clumsy Chef, Cooperative Work Training, Drug Prevention Club, E-Booster Club, Environmental Club, FCCLA, French Club, Future Teachers, German Club, Graphic Communications Club, Hispanic Students Club, Health Occupations of America (HOSA), Junior Classical League, Lao Club, Marketing Management, The Maroon yearbook, The Mirror, Mathletes, Meanderings, Mechanical Drafting/CAD Club, Metals Club, Models 2000 (Fashion Club), National Honor Society, NVTHS, Orchestra, Nature Trail, Orchestra, Peer Mediation, Peer Tutoring, Pom Pons, Principal's Advisory Committee, Quick to Rise Catering, Scholastic Bowl, School plays/Musicals, Spanish Club, STEP, Student Council, Theatre Club, Woods Technology, World Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE/JETS), S.A.V.E.
Notable alumni: Max Adler, 1883, vice-president of Sears & Roebuck, benefactor of Adler Planetarium; Jane Peterson,1901, painter and artist; John Qualen, 1920, actor (IMDB page); James Roche, 1923, president of General Motors; Paul Flory, 1927, winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in chemistry; William E. Rauschenberger, 1935, mayor of Elgin (1971-75); George Van De Voorde, 1943, mayor of Elgin (1987-95); Charles Swanson, 1946, president of Encyclop�dia Britannica; Tom Shales, 1962, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist in 1988; Brian Oldfield, 1963, Olympic shot putter; Edward A. Schock, 1964, mayor of Elgin (1999-present); Richard Hoover, 1965, Tony Award-winning production designer; James Kirkland, 1966, Illinois State Representative (1983-1992); Kristine Iverson, 1971, assistant secretary of labor, George W. Bush's cabinet; Steve Rauschenberger, 1974, Illinois State Senator; John Walker, 1974, movie producer (IMDB page); Nina Burleigh, 1978, journalist and best-selling author; Reb Braddock, 1983, film director (IMDB page).
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About This Zip Code (60120)

School Zip (60120)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

48,581 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

23%

24%

Population Average Age

30 years old

33 years old

Average Household size

3.1 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$52,067

$46,557

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.5 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

45 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

70% / 30%

62% / 38%

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1. Central School Program - 118 students - view location
2. Gifford Street High School - 131 students - view location
3. Larkin High School - 2422 students - view location
4. South Elgin High School - 956 students - view location
5. Dundee-crown High School - 2529 students - view location
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