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What's something McHenry Community High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,214
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCHENRY CHSD 156·NCES 172532006833
McHenry Community High School
1012 N Green St, Mchenry, IL 60050 · (815) 759-5514 · McHenry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,214 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
144 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
835 students
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 516 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 543 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 564 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 591 | 27% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 McHenry Community High School
McHenry Community High School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry Community High School this school | 2,214 | 37.7% | 39.3% |
| Crystal Lake Central High School Crystal Lake | 1,443 | 35.3% | 45.3% |
| Wauconda High School Wauconda | 1,452 | 35.5% | 44.4% |
| Normal Community West High School Normal | 1,590 | 38.6% | 38.1% |
| Plainfield High School Plainfield | 1,800 | 34.7% | 40.6% |
| Belvidere North High School Belvidere | 1,354 | 45.6% | 34.7% |
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 McHenry Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #198 of 573 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,214 | #62 of 708 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #360 of 528 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #209 of 537 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #433 of 578 | #6 of 13 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,214 | 143.7 | 15.4:1 | 38% (835) |
| 2023-24 | 2,231 | 146.1 | 15.3:1 | 42% (930) |
| 2022-23 | 2,222 | 141.1 | 15.8:1 | 37% (830) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McHenry Community High School.
About McHenry Community High School
McHenry Community High School is a large high school in Mchenry, Illinois, administered by McHenry CHSD 156. Total enrollment is 2,214 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 165% higher.
McHenry Community High School is run by McHenry CHSD 156.
More than half of the students at McHenry Community High School are White (68%). Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In McHenry County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
The school's 143.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. The average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At McHenry Community High School, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in McHenry County average a similar 35%.
McHenry Community High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Illinois public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, McHenry Community High School is 10.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In McHenry County, home to about 312,591 people, median household income comes to about $104,802, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. McHenry County's 89 public schools enroll about 50,123 students and include McHenry Community High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Landmark Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, McHenry Community High School is 8th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Mchenry
- McHenry Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Parkland SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edgebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Chauncey H Duker SchoolElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Landmark Elementary School0.1 mi · 189
- Edgebrook Elementary School0.3 mi · 494
- Chauncey H Duker School0.4 mi · 433
- Hilltop Elementary School1.1 mi · 424
- McHenry Middle School1.6 mi · 695
- Riverwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About McHenry Community High SchoolHow many students attend McHenry Community High School?
McHenry Community High School enrolls approximately 2,214 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does McHenry Community High School serve?
McHenry Community High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does McHenry Community High School have?
McHenry Community High School employs 144 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is McHenry Community High School?
McHenry Community High School reports a student body of 68% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees McHenry Community High School?
McHenry Community High School is overseen by McHenry CHSD 156 in McHenry County.
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