Harrison Elem School

Harrison Elem School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Wonder Lake, Illinois, overseen by Harrison SD 36. Current enrollment sits at 447 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Harrison Elem School is a school of Harrison SD 36, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harrison Elem School shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Harrison Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above McHenry County's rate of about 35%.

With demographic context factored in, Harrison Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 31.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for McHenry County put median household income runs about $104,802, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, McHenry County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), of which Harrison Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Ringwood School Primary Ctr, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Harrison Elem School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.4%.

Harrison Elem School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Harrison Elem School's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 447). White enrollment moved from 78% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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