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Highland Park High School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 374 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 434 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 387 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 466 | 28% |
Where Highland Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,661 | #138 of 708 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #112 of 528 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #148 of 537 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #82 of 358 | #2 of 13 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,661 | 137.1 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,715 | 135.2 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,739 | 142.7 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,831 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,994 | 145.1 | 13.8:1 | 14% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 2,026 | 143 | 14.2:1 | 15% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 1,995 | 132 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 1,661 | 119 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,556 | 106 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,994 to 1,661); teachers down 5% (145.1 to 137.1).
About Highland Park High School
Federal records list Highland Park High School as a high school in Highland Park, Illinois. The school reports 1,661 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Twp HSD 113 is made up of 2 schools with 3,098 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Highland Park High School is 60% White. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Lake County is about 61% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Highland Park High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Highland Park High School employs 137.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois.
allk12 grades Highland Park High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Highland Park High School is located in Lake County, where median household income is about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Highland Park High School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 118,032 students.
The school nearest to Highland Park High School is Indian Trail Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Highland Park High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,831 to 1,661.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Highland Park High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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