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 Newcomb.
K–6Fisher Grade SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1
7–12Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency36%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
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.