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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTLEY COMM SCH DIST 158·NCES 171983002247

Huntley High School

13719 Harmony Rd, Huntley, IL 60142 · (847) 659-6600 · McHenry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,804 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,804
High
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
179 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
542 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 966824%
Grade 1070025%
Grade 1169625%
Grade 1274026%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
1,99971%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
36313%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
883%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
2067%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
1204%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
171%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1,39950%
Female
1,39650%

School pathway

Feeds from
Heineman Middle School06–08Marlowe Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Huntley High School

Huntley High School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Huntley High School this school2,80419.3%57.8%
York Comm High School
Elmhurst
2,59018.3%66.5%
Edwardsville High School
Edwardsville
2,34219.0%56.9%
Wheaton North High School
Wheaton
1,86329.4%62.0%
Wheaton Warrenville South High School
Wheaton
1,86428.9%54.7%
Lemont Twp High School
Lemont
1,28417.0%65.0%
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Huntley High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn McHenry County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.8%#41 of 573#3 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,804#24 of 708#1 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#388 of 528#9 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.3%#211 of 537#7 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.3%#553 of 578#13 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.9%#200 of 358#6 of 10
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
2,804
-260 (-8%) vs 2020
+1130% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,804179.215.7:119% (542)
2023-242,856181.515.7:117% (491)
2022-232,926180.516.2:116% (476)
2020-213,064N/AN/AN/A
2017-183,045171.917.7:19% (283)
2015-162,86315818.1:113% (371)
2010-112,24212018.7:111% (243)
2000-016164015.4:1N/A
1990-912281912.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntley High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (3,045 to 2,804); teachers up 4% (171.9 to 179.2).

About Huntley High School

In Huntley, Illinois, part of McHenry County, Huntley High School is a high school. The school counts 2,804 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 236% above the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.

Across its 9 schools, Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 enrolls 8,401 students. Huntley High School is one of those schools.

At Huntley High School, White students make up 71% of the student body. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show McHenry County is about 80% White. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school has about 15.7 students per teacher and 179.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Huntley High School is 60.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.8%.

Census estimates describe McHenry County this way: the median household income is $104,802, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, McHenry County has 89 public schools and roughly 50,123 students.

Leggee Elementary School is the public school closest to Huntley High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Huntley High School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 57.8% against a local average of 53.8%.

Locale data from NCES put Huntley High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Huntley High School's enrollment declined from 3,064 in 2020-21 to 2,804 in 2024-25.

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McHenry County at a glance

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Population
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students

Quick facts

School name
Huntley High School
District
Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158
Address
13719 Harmony Rd, Huntley, IL 60142
Phone
(847) 659-6600
County
McHenry County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,804
Teachers (FTE)
179
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
542 (19%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
171983002247
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158
Other schools in Huntley
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Frequently asked questions

About Huntley High School
How large is Huntley High School?
Huntley High School enrolls approximately 2,804 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Huntley High School serve?
Huntley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Huntley High School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Huntley High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Huntley High School?
At Huntley High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Huntley High School?
Huntley High School is overseen by Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 in McHenry County.
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