Palatine High School

Palatine High School is a secondary school of roomy scale in Palatine, Illinois, operated by Township HSD 211, caters to 2,535 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 204% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Township HSD 211 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 12,458 students; Palatine High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Palatine High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 7% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, Palatine High School records 182 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Palatine High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Palatine High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Virginia Lake Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Palatine High School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 2,586 students in 2018 compared to 2,535 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 39% to 31% over that span.

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