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Enrollment
2,535
High
DISTRICT 2,492 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP HSD 211·NCES 173045003166
Palatine High School
1111 N Rohlwing Rd, Palatine, IL 60074 · (847) 755-1610 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,535 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Illinois public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.9:1
182 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,572 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 561 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 616 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 619 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 739 | 29% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Palatine High School
Palatine High School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine High School this school | 2,535 | 62.0% | 42.3% |
| Streamwood High School Streamwood | 1,890 | 53.7% | 30.1% |
| Addison Trail High School Addison | 1,847 | 62.9% | 32.5% |
| Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook | 3,298 | 53.3% | 38.1% |
| Reavis High School Burbank | 1,930 | 65.5% | 33.4% |
| Taft High School Chicago | 4,487 | 50.6% | 65.5% |
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 Palatine High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #167 of 573 | #24 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,535 | #43 of 708 | #18 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #231 of 528 | #62 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #88 of 537 | #33 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #190 of 578 | #137 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #308 of 358 | #89 of 101 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
2,535
-90 (-3%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,829
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,535 | 182.5 | 13.9:1 | 62% (1,572) |
| 2023-24 | 2,562 | 185.9 | 13.8:1 | 61% (1,574) |
| 2022-23 | 2,652 | 187.9 | 14.1:1 | 58% (1,542) |
| 2020-21 | 2,625 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,586 | 180.8 | 14.3:1 | 55% (1,422) |
| 2015-16 | 2,631 | 178 | 14.8:1 | 49% (1,296) |
| 2010-11 | 2,296 | 173 | 13.3:1 | 47% (1,073) |
| 2000-01 | 2,409 | 145 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,829 | 115 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palatine High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,586 to 2,535); teachers up 1% (180.8 to 182.5).
About Palatine High School
Palatine High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Palatine, Illinois. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,535 students. It has 204% more students than the average for high schools in Illinois (about 834).
Palatine High School sits within Township HSD 211, which has 5 schools and 12,458 students.
More than half of the students at Palatine High School are Hispanic (52%). The next largest groups are 31% White, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Palatine High School scores 62%.
Palatine High School has 182.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 62% at Palatine High School.
Palatine High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Illinois public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.7% at Palatine High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.3%.
In the surrounding county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Palatine High School is Virginia Lake Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Palatine High School. Its average proficiency rate of 42.3% is above the 38.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 2,625 in 2020-21 to 2,535 in 2024-25.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Township HSD 211
- Wm Fremd High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- J B Conant High SchoolHigh · 2,633 students
- Schaumburg High SchoolHigh · 2,416 students
- Hoffman Estates High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Higgins Education CenterHigh
- North CampusHigh
Other schools in Palatine
- Wm Fremd High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Winston Campus Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Virginia Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Walter R Sundling Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Gray M Sanborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Lake Elementary School0.3 mi · 717
- Jane Addams Elementary School0.6 mi · 567
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 772
- Lake Louise Elementary School1.2 mi · 608
- Winston Campus Middle School1.4 mi · 847
- Walter R Sundling Middle School1.4 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Palatine High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Palatine High School?
Palatine High School enrolls approximately 2,535 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Palatine High School serve?
Palatine High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Palatine High School have?
Palatine High School employs 182 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Palatine High School?
Student demographics at Palatine High School are roughly 31% White, 52% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Palatine High School?
Palatine High School is overseen by Township HSD 211 in Cook County.
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