Public schools in Elgin, IL
Elgin has 26 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 5 middle, 18 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 17,107 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; School District U-46 runs 22 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Elgin's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Elgin | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| School District U-46 | 22 | 35,082 | $19,216 |
| Central CUSD 301 | 3 | 4,860 | $14,741 |
| Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr | 1 | 406 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Elgin, 4,750 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin High School | 2,576 | 17.2 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Larkin High School | 2,174 | 15.3 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 middle schools in Elgin, 2,888 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Knolls Middle School | 770 | 17.2 | not reported | Central CUSD 301 |
| Larsen Middle School | 570 | 14.3 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Abbott Middle School | 551 | 12.8 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Kimball Middle School | 501 | 12.1 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Ellis Middle School | 496 | 12.0 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
18 elementary schools in Elgin, 9,466 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Trails Elementary | 751 | 17.0 | not reported | Central CUSD 301 |
| Lords Park Elementary School | 655 | 16.1 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Coleman Elementary School | 641 | 17.1 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Highland Elementary School | 616 | 16.0 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Prairie View Grade School | 615 | 15.5 | not reported | Central CUSD 301 |
| Huff Elementary School | 577 | 18.2 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Century Oaks Elementary School | 542 | 17.5 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Hilltop Elementary School | 521 | 17.8 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 509 | 17.0 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr | 499 | 15.0 | not reported | Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr |
The other 8 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channing Memorial Elementary School | 491 | 15.2 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Creekside Elementary | 469 | 13.9 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Harriet Gifford Elementary School | 460 | 16.1 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Washington Elementary School | 446 | 17.7 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Ronald D O Neal | 445 | 15.0 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Otter Creek Elementary School | 437 | 10.8 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| Lowrie Elementary School | 397 | 17.8 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
| McKinley Elementary School | 395 | 15.7 | All free (CEP) | School District U-46 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Elgin, 3 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Park Elementary School | 3 | 0.1 | not reported | School District U-46 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Elgin's public schools compare with Illinois's
The median Elgin school has 16.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the Illinois median of 13.1. 84% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 515 students (state 374).
| Elgin | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.0 | 13.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 515 | 374 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 84% | 54% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 81% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 3.8% | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 26 Elgin schools and the 3,817 Illinois schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Elgin
- School District U-46Runs 22 of Elgin's 26 public schools and spent $19,216 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,216
- Elgin High School, the largest high school in Elgin2,576 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.2,576
- Compare School District U-46 with Central CUSD 301Elgin's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IllinoisIllinois's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Elgin addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Springfield31 schools
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Questions about schools in Elgin
How many public schools are in Elgin, IL?
26 public schools with an address in Elgin were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 5 middle, 18 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 17,107 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Elgin?
Elgin High School, with 2,576 students in 2024-25 (School District U-46).Which districts run Elgin's schools?
School District U-46 (22 schools), Central CUSD 301 (3 schools), Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25