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Rolling Meadows High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 433 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 508 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 463 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 552 | 28% |
Where Rolling Meadows High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,956 | #87 of 708 | #32 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #409 of 528 | #121 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #87 of 537 | #32 of 180 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #153 of 191 | #70 of 86 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,956 | 122 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,067 | 124.9 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,044 | 118.7 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 2,055 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,899 | 112.6 | 16.9:1 | 20% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 1,880 | 116 | 16.2:1 | 29% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 1,823 | 114 | 16.0:1 | 25% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 1,754 | 113 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,774 | 111 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,899 to 1,956); teachers up 8% (112.6 to 122).
About Rolling Meadows High School
Federal records list Rolling Meadows High School as a high school in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 1,956 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 135% larger than the average for high schools in Illinois.
Rolling Meadows High School is one school in a 6-school district, Township HSD 214, which enrolls 11,911 students.
No group is above 50% at Rolling Meadows High School; the largest is White, at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among Cook County residents, the White share is about 44%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rolling Meadows High School scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 122 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show 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 has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Willow Bend Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Rolling Meadows High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Rolling Meadows High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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