Highland Park High School

Highland Park High School is a big high school in Highland Park, Illinois, overseen by Twp HSD 113. The school educates 1,661 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 99% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Within Twp HSD 113, which oversees 2 schools and 3,098 students, Highland Park High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Highland Park High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 137 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Highland Park High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Highland Park High School is one.

The closest other public school is Indian Trail Elem School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Highland Park High School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,994 (now 1,661). Over the same period, the White share declined from 70% to 60%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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