McHenry Community High School

As a sprawling 9-12 campus in Mchenry, Illinois, McHenry Community High School serves 2,214 students from grades 9 through 12, run under McHenry CHSD 156. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 165% bigger than typical.

McHenry Community High School sits inside McHenry CHSD 156, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, McHenry Community High School records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, McHenry County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 144 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting McHenry Community High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, McHenry Community High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 39.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (McHenry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $104,802 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. McHenry Community High School is one of 89 public schools in McHenry County (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students).

Landmark Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McHenry Community High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McHenry Community High School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

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