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South Elgin High School

760 E Main St

Tel: (847)289-3760

South Elgin High School serves 2,784 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the IL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 51%.
South Elgin High School operates within the U-46 School District.
U-46 School District's 80% graduation rate is lower than the IL state average of 88%.

The student population of 2784 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 151 teachers has grown by 9% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.62 is more than the state average of 0.31. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(IL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

Asian	9%	5%

Hispanic	28%	25%

Black	6%	17%

White	54%	49%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.62	0.31

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	32%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	3%	2%

U-46 School District's student population of 40,210 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,342 in this district is less than the state average of $16,005. The district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,181 is less than the state average of $14,988. The district spending/student has grown by 10% over four years.

School District Name	U-46 School District
Number of Schools Managed	57	3
Number of Students Managed	40,210	753

Graduation Rate	80%	88%

District Total Revenue	$541 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$494 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,342	$16,005

District Spending / Student	$12,181	$14,988

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