C+
McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 7 towns
Serves McHenry, Nunda, McHenry, Lakemoor, Bull Valley, McCullom Lake and Holiday Hills, and parts of Grant, 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 Wisconsin 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 Hanover.
PK–5Parkview ElementaryParkview School District
6–8Parkview Junior HighParkview School District
9–12Parkview HighParkview School District
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 95% at Parkview School District, which runs the high school (state 90.1%) · class of 2020.
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
$24,586per student
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Port Barrington, Wauconda
$21,475per student
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200Dorr, Greenwood, Wonder Lake
$19,827per student
McHenry Community High School District 156Greenwood, 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.