Larkin High School - Elgin, Illinois/IL

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Larkin High School

1475 Larkin Ave, Elgin, IL, 60123-5198 -

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Definition of Terms

Larkin High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Kane County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2422 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

129 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 670 students

Grade 10 - 613 students

Grade 11 - 600 students

Grade 12 - 539 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	42%	10%
% Black	10%	19%
% White	44%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

33%

22%

% 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	984 students
District Total Revenue	$361,325,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$372,964,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,897	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$9,184	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	81%	92%

Police: 11 students arrested at high schools (The Courier News)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:02:56 am
A total of 11 students from Elgin and Larkin high schools were arrestedWednesday afternoon for fighting in two unrelated incidents, Elgin policesaid.
Hundreds pack Elgin church to mourn teen killed in crash (Daily Herald)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:24:46 pm
The devil did not get the victory of John W. Keyes' life, said the Rev. Daniel McFadden of House of Restoration Church in Elgin. God did. On Monday, more than 500 people packed inside St. James AME Church in for the 17-year-old Elgin teen's funeral.
Legacy of the fallen (The Courier News)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 11:38:12 pm
The last time Chris Whalen was in Elgin was a couple of years after graduating from Larkin High School in 1987, and more than 20 years later, the New Haven, Conn., resident's first stop in town ended up down near the banks of the Fox River. "I hadn't seen the memorial," he said. "So that was the first thing on my list." June marked the 35th year since his dad and another Elgin firefighter lost ...
Elgin firefighter's son goes back to site of dad's heroism (Daily Herald)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:34:19 pm
Chris Whalen finally got a chance Friday to visit a memorial recognizing his father's heroism and to share memories with those who worked along side his dad and watched in horror as he drowned 35 years ago while trying to save someone who went over Elgin's Kimball Street dam on a $5 bet.
South Elgin's Wierschke rolls 632 series in win (The Courier News)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:27:48 am
The South Elgin boys bowling team defeated St. Edward 2,960 to 2,203 in the Storm's first meet of the season on Tuesday.