NCES CCD 2024-25 9 schools IL

Best-Resourced Schools in Algonquin, IL

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

9 public K-12 schools in Algonquin from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools

6,811

Students

47.9/100

Avg Resource Index

12.6:1

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Algonquin has more public-school enrollment than 68% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Algonquin lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Algonquin's list includes 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 29-point gap between Conley Elementary School and Harry D Jacobs High School shows the range hidden by Algonquin's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment: Top 32%
School count: Top 46%
Resource Index average: 81st percentile
Teacher staffing: 83rd percentile

Harry D Jacobs High School accounts for 30.2% of all Algonquin public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Algonquin-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Algonquin school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities

Algonquin school enrollment ranges from 370 students (lowest) to 2,056 students (highest), a spread of 1,686 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Algonquin student-teacher ratio is 12.6:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe Accessed 2026-08-26

#	School	Score	Enrollment	Level	District
1.	Conley Elementary School	62	598	elementary	Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158
2.	Mackeben Elementary School	58	522	elementary	Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158
3.	Heineman Middle School	51	724	middle	Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158
4.	Kenneth E Neubert Elem School	48	445	elementary	Cusd 300
5.	Eastview Elem School	47	401	Combined	Cusd 300
6.	Algonquin Middle School	47	370	middle	Cusd 300
7.	Algonquin Lakes Elem Sch	46	408	elementary	Cusd 300
8.	Westfield Community School	39	1,287	Combined	Cusd 300
9.	Harry D Jacobs High School	33	2,056	high	Cusd 300

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Algonquin

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

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Which Algonquin school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Conley Elementary School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Algonquin schools in this federal-data comparison at 62/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Algonquin, IL? ▼

Algonquin has 9 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,811 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 12.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.