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Community Unit School District 300
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns
Serves Algonquin, Dundee, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Rutland, Pingree Grove, Hampshire, Gilberts, Hampshire, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow and East Dundee, and parts of Elgin, Hoffman Estates, Huntley, Cary, Barrington, South Barrington and Barrington Hills.
Students
20,705
Schools
29
Spent per student
$18,172
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$222.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Community Unit School District 300
- School Grade B: better than 59% of Illinois districts
- Spends 16% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $222.4M, about $10,740 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 proficiency24%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,172 per student · 16% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 42%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 37%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
20,216’20
20,293’21
20,443’22
20,488’23
20,705’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 44%White 42%Asian 5%Black 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
29 public schools.
Westfield Community School
B+1,287 students14:1
Liberty Elementary School
B+749 students16:1
Gary D Wright Elem Sch
B−742 students18:1
Gilberts Elem Sch
B+729 students16:1
Lakewood School
C−590 students16:1
Parkview Elementary School
C552 students14:1
Lake in the Hills Elem School
C+502 students15:1
Lincoln Prairie Elem School
B+479 students14:1
Big Timber Elementary School
451 students12:1
Hampshire Elem School
C+446 students15:1
Kenneth E Neubert Elem School
A−445 students12:1
Sleepy Hollow Elem School
A−424 students14:1
Meadowdale Elem School
C−421 students14:1
Algonquin Lakes Elem Sch
A−408 students13:1
Eastview Elem School
A−401 students10:1
Golfview Elem School
C−401 students13:1
Dundee Highlands Elem School
B+396 students15:1
Perry Elementary School
D−278 students11:1
DREAM Academy
0 students
Dundee Middle School
B+1,144 students15:1
Carpentersville Middle School
C−1,142 students13:1
Hampshire Middle School
B−821 students15:1
Algonquin Middle School
B+370 students9:1
Dundee-Crown High School
B−2,573 students15:1
Harry D Jacobs High School
A−2,056 students15:1
Hampshire High School
B+2,046 students17:1
Oak Ridge School
0 students0:1
Cambridge Lakes Charter School
B642 students13:1
Delacey Family Educ Ctr
210 students8:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Community High School District 155Crystal Lake, Cuba, Fox River Grove
$25,105per student
Township High School District 211Barrington, Inverness, Palatine
$27,540per student
School District U-46Bartlett, Elgin, Hanover
$21,472per student
Barrington Community Unit School District 220Barrington, Cuba, Inverness
$26,068per 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.