North Boone High School

Located at 17823 Poplar Grove Rd, in Poplar Grove, Illinois, North Boone High School is a tight-knit four-year high school that serves 496 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by North Boone CUSD 200. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

North Boone CUSD 200 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,470 students. North Boone High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Boone High School records that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Boone County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, North Boone High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 31.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Boone County put median household income runs about $84,571, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Boone County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,993 students), North Boone High School is one campus in the mix.

North Boone Upper Elem Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Boone High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 503 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 59% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for North Boone High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.