C+
McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 7 towns
Serves McHenry Township, Nunda Township, McHenry, Lakemoor, Bull Valley, McCullom Lake and Holiday Hills, and parts of Grant Township, Island Lake, Volo and Johnsburg.
Students
4,025
Schools
8
Spent per student
$23,286
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$2.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
- School Grade C+: better than 37% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 8% more per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.7M, about $668 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sidney.
PK–52 elementary schoolsTolono Community Unit School District 7
6–8Unity Jr High SchoolTolono Community Unit School District 7
9–12Unity High SchoolTolono Community Unit School District 7
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Tolono Community Unit School District 7, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,286 per student · 8% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 34%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,100’20
4,069’21
4,079’22
4,049’23
4,025’24
About steady.
Students
White 67%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Riverwood Elementary School
B−619 students13:1
Valley View Elem School
B526 students12:1
Edgebrook Elem School
B494 students11:1
Chauncey H Duker School
C433 students12:1
Hilltop Elem School
B−424 students13:1
Landmark Elem School
B189 students14:1
McHenry Middle School
B−695 students12:1
Parkland School
C+645 students11:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Grant Community High School District 124Fox Lake, Round Lake, Wauconda Township
$24,586per student
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Port Barrington, Wauconda Township
$21,475per student
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200Dorr Township, Greenwood Township, Wonder Lake
$19,827per student
McHenry Community High School District 156Greenwood Township, Ringwood, Wonder Lake
$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.