B+
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Palatine, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Inverness, and parts of Elk Grove, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates and South Barrington.
Students
11,321
Schools
20
Spent per student
$20,542
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$149.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15
- School Grade B+: better than 71% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $149.9M, about $13,244 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 proficiency36%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 95% at McHenry Community High School District 156, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,542 per student · 5% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 27%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,236’20
10,833’21
10,745’22
10,790’23
11,321’24
About steady.
Students
White 40%Hispanic 33%Asian 17%Black 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Lincoln Elementary School
B+772 students15:1
Virginia Lake Elem School
B717 students16:1
Frank C Whiteley Elem School
A663 students17:1
Gray M Sanborn Elem School
B661 students13:1
Hunting Ridge Elem School
A639 students15:1
Central Road Elem School
A−620 students17:1
Lake Louise Elem School
C608 students16:1
Jane Addams Elem School
C567 students13:1
Kimball Hill Elem School
B524 students14:1
Willow Bend Elem School
A−519 students14:1
Marion Jordan Elem School
A+503 students15:1
Pleasant Hill Elem School
A435 students15:1
Stuart R Paddock School
B+348 students13:1
Winston Campus Elementary
2 students0:1
John G Conyers Learning Academy
0 students0:1
Plum Grove Middle School
A1,128 students17:1
Winston Campus Middle School
C+847 students13:1
Walter R Sundling Middle School
B+679 students11:1
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
621 students15:1
Carl Sandburg Middle School
B468 students12:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Township High School District 211Barrington, Barrington, Deer Park
$27,540per student
Township High School District 214Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Elk Grove Village
$27,472per student
Barrington Community Unit School District 220Barrington Hills, Barrington, Barrington
$26,068per student
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21Buffalo Grove, Prospect Heights, Wheeling
$23,618per 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.