Prospect High School

Prospect High School operates as a heavily attended four-year high school in Mt Prospect, Illinois, operated by Township HSD 214. Current enrollment sits at 2,245 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 169% bigger than typical.

Prospect High School is one of 6 schools operated by Township HSD 214, a district that educates 11,911 students overall.

On demographics, Prospect High School records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Prospect High School has 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Prospect High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairview Elem School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prospect High School has expanded 4%, going from 2,150 students in 2018 to 2,245 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 70%.

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