Huntley High School

Huntley High School is one of the heavily attended 9-12 campuss in Huntley, Illinois, overseen by Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158, with 2,804 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 236% larger than the state mean of about 834.

Within Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158, which oversees 9 schools and 8,401 students, Huntley High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Huntley High School reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 179 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than McHenry County's rate of about 35%.

After controlling for student poverty, Huntley High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (McHenry County) shows that median household earnings sit near $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McHenry County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), of which Huntley High School is one.

The closest other public school is Leggee Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Huntley High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 3,045 students in 2018 compared to 2,804 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Huntley High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.