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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP HSD 214·NCES 170417000115

Rolling Meadows High School

2901 Central Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 · (847) 718-5600 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,956 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,956
High
DISTRICT 1,985 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 943322%
Grade 1050826%
Grade 1146324%
Grade 1255228%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
88245%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
79341%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
724%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
1407%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
653%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,02252%
Female
93148%

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Where Rolling Meadows High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,956
-99 (-5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,774
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,95612216.0:1N/A
2023-242,067124.916.6:1N/A
2022-232,044118.717.2:1N/A
2020-212,055N/AN/AN/A
2017-181,899112.616.9:120% (385)
2015-161,88011616.2:129% (544)
2010-111,82311416.0:125% (463)
2000-011,75411315.5:1N/A
1990-911,77411116.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolling Meadows High School.

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.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Rolling Meadows High School
District
Township HSD 214
Address
2901 Central Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Phone
(847) 718-5600
County
Cook County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,956
Teachers (FTE)
122
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
170417000115
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Township HSD 214
Other schools in Rolling Meadows
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Rolling Meadows High School
How large is Rolling Meadows High School?
Rolling Meadows High School enrolls approximately 1,956 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rolling Meadows High School serve?
Rolling Meadows High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rolling Meadows High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rolling Meadows High School is approximately 16.0:1 (122 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rolling Meadows High School?
Rolling Meadows High School reports a student body of 45% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Rolling Meadows High School public or private?
Rolling Meadows High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Township HSD 214.
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