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Barrington Community Unit School District 220
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Cuba, Barrington, Barrington, Inverness, Lake Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, North Barrington, Port Barrington and Tower Lakes, and parts of Palatine, Hanover, Algonquin, Dundee, Hoffman Estates, Ela, Carpentersville and Fox River Grove.
Students
7,936
Schools
12
Spent per student
$26,068
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$115.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Barrington Community Unit School District 220
- School Grade A: better than 91% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 21% more per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $115.8M, about $14,586 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for McHenry.
PK–55 elementary schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
6–82 middle schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
9–12McHenry Community High SchoolMcHenry Community High School District 156
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency46%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$26,068 per student · 21% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 38%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 29%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,247’20
8,161’21
8,173’22
8,026’23
7,936’24
Down 3.8% since 2020.
Students
White 58%Hispanic 18%Asian 16%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Grove Avenue Elem School
A+511 students14:1
Arnett C Lines Elem School
A501 students13:1
Roslyn Road Elem School
A+447 students12:1
North Barrington Elem School
A432 students12:1
Barbara B Rose Elem School
A+403 students11:1
Countryside Elem School
A375 students10:1
Sunny Hill Elem School
C−245 students9:1
Hough Street Elem School
A+244 students10:1
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
A−980 students14:1
Barrington Middle Sch Station
A−886 students12:1
Barrington High School
A+2,718 students16:1
Barrington Early Learning Center
194 students14:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Community Unit School District 300Algonquin, East Dundee, Gilberts
$18,172per student
School District U-46Bartlett, Elgin, Elgin
$21,472per student
Township High School District 211Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg
$27,540per student
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich
$31,024per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.