Polo Comm High School

Polo Comm High School is a very small senior high in Polo, Illinois, overseen by Polo CUSD 222. The school works with 186 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 78% leaner than the state mean of about 834.

Across the 3 schools in Polo CUSD 222 (594 students total), Polo Comm High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Polo Comm High School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Ogle County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Polo Comm High School lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Polo Comm High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 43.2%.

In the area at large, Ogle County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,132, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Ogle County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,269 students), of which Polo Comm High School is one.

Aplington Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Polo Comm High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Polo Comm High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

Polo Comm High School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Polo Comm High School's enrollment has climbed 16% since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 186). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 2% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.