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Grant Community High School District 124
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Grant, Wauconda, Round Lake, Fox Lake, Volo, Lakemoor and Round Lake Heights, and parts of Lake Villa, Antioch, Round Lake Beach and Lake Villa.
Students
1,769
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,586
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Grant Community High School District 124
- School Grade B: better than 57% of Illinois districts
- Spends 14% more per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.1M, about $53 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 proficiency23%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,586 per student · 14% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 41%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,801’20
1,856’21
1,837’22
1,814’23
1,769’24
About steady.
Students
White 52%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Grayslake Community High School District 127Avon, Grayslake, Lindenhurst
$26,844per student
Fremont School District 79Fremont, Grayslake, Round Lake Park
$19,615per student
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46Avon, Grayslake
$19,455per student
McHenry Community High School District 156Johnsburg, McHenry, Nunda
$19,440per 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.