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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Elk Grove High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,906
High
DISTRICT 1,985 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP HSD 214·NCES 170417000111
Elk Grove High School
500 W Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · (847) 718-4400 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,906 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Elk Grove High School administration to hear?
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7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,906
-29 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.1:1
% White
37%
was 41%
% Hispanic
50%
was 44%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
8%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Elk Grove High School
Elk Grove High School is one of the high-enrollment high schools in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, overseen by Township HSD 214, with 1,906 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Elk Grove High School sits 129% bigger than that benchmark.
Township HSD 214 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 11,911 students; Elk Grove High School is among them.
Demographically, Elk Grove High School shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 37% White, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Elk Grove High School higher than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Elk Grove High School is one.
The closest other public school is Ridge Family Center for Learning, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elk Grove High School has stayed largely flat, going from 1,935 students in 2018 to 1,906 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Elk Grove High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Township HSD 214
- Prospect High SchoolHigh · 2,245 students
- John Hersey High SchoolHigh · 2,040 students
- Buffalo Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Rolling Meadows High SchoolHigh · 1,956 students
- Wheeling High SchoolHigh · 1,743 students
- Newcomer CenterHigh
Other schools in Elk Grove Village
- Grove Jr High SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Margaret Mead JHSMiddle · 702 students
- Adolph Link Elem SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Adlai Stevenson Elem SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Salt Creek Elem SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Clearmont Elem SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge Family Center for Learning0.4 mi · 261
- Grove Jr High School0.4 mi · 741
- Salt Creek Elem School0.5 mi · 410
- Clearmont Elem School0.9 mi · 408
- Rupley Elem School1.0 mi · 280
- Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School1.2 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Grove High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elk Grove High School?
Elk Grove High School enrolls approximately 1,906 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Elk Grove High School serve?
Elk Grove High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Elk Grove High School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Elk Grove High School.
What is the student diversity at Elk Grove High School?
Student demographics at Elk Grove High School are roughly 37% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Elk Grove High School public or private?
Elk Grove High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Township HSD 214.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.