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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001690

Larkin High School

1475 Larkin Ave, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5200 · Kane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,174 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,174
High
DISTRICT 2,268 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
142 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
1,413 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Pre-K10%
Grade 959327%
Grade 1054325%
Grade 1152224%
Grade 1251524%
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
22610%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,61674%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
1848%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
281%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
824%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
372%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
1,10951%
Female
1,06449%

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Larkin High School

Larkin High School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Larkin High School this school2,17465.0%20.3%
Kennedy High School
Chicago
1,64765.8%23.2%
Elgin High School
Elgin
2,57663.1%26.1%
Reavis High School
Burbank
1,93065.5%33.4%
Dundee-Crown High School
Carpentersville
2,57371.9%27.4%
Addison Trail High School
Addison
1,84762.9%32.5%
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 Larkin High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Kane County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
20.3%#444 of 573#6 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,174#67 of 708#5 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#351 of 528#7 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.7%#236 of 537#9 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.0%#172 of 578#2 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.6%#127 of 191#5 of 6
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
2,174
-43 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 2,048
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,174141.915.3:165% (1,413)
2023-242,274144.115.8:156% (1,274)
2022-232,264129.717.5:157% (1,294)
2020-212,217N/AN/AN/A
2017-182,079124.216.7:173% (1,527)
2015-162,10811618.2:172% (1,521)
2010-112,05011418.0:168% (1,390)
2000-012,12514914.3:1N/A
1990-912,04811418.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larkin High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (2,079 to 2,174); teachers up 14% (124.2 to 141.9).

About Larkin High School

Larkin High School sits in Elgin, Illinois, and is classified as a high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,174 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 161% higher.

The 51 schools in SD U-46 enroll 34,036 students altogether, Larkin High School among them.

At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Larkin High School combined. Other students are 10% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County residents are about 33% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Larkin High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.

Teacher staffing is 141.9 full-time equivalents, or about 15.3 students per teacher. Among high schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 65% of students, or 1,413, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kane County, the average is 48%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Larkin High School would score about 34.0%. It scores 20.3%, a bottom-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.

Federal survey data for Kane County show that median household income is about $103,163, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 167 public schools operate in Kane County, serving about 87,252 students.

Nearby, Harriet Gifford Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Larkin High School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.

NCES assigns Larkin High School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (2,217) to 2024-25 (2,174).

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Kane County at a glance

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Population
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students

Quick facts

School name
Larkin High School
District
SD U-46
Address
1475 Larkin Ave, Elgin, IL 60123
Phone
(847) 888-5200
County
Kane County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,174
Teachers (FTE)
142
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,413 (65%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
171371001690
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in SD U-46
Other schools in Elgin
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Larkin High School
How many students attend Larkin High School?
Larkin High School enrolls approximately 2,174 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Larkin High School serve?
Larkin High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Larkin High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Larkin High School is approximately 15.3:1 (142 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Larkin High School?
Larkin High School reports a student body of 10% White, 74% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Larkin High School?
Larkin High School is overseen by SD U-46 in Kane County.
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