Huntley Community School District 158

Listed by NCES as Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 (district ID 1719830)

Public school district · McHenry County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1719830

Huntley Community School District 158 spent $17,577 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 9 schools enrolled 8,401 students in 2024-25; 40.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,513 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Huntley Community School District 158 in enrollment (7,558 to 9,553 students) and Huntley Community School District 158 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Huntley Community School District 158, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District…$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School …$18,016Belvidere Community Unit Schoo…$18,002Huntley Community School Distr…$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Huntley Community School District 158, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District 86$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School Distr…$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School Dis…$18,002Huntley Community School District 1…$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Huntley Community School District 158, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District 86$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School District 201$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School District 100$18,002Huntley Community School District 158$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Huntley Community School District 158, FY23Cons HSD 230 $24,263; Glenbard Twp HSD 87 $24,208; Barrington Community Unit 220 $24,207; Cicero SD 99 $23,162; Joliet Public Schools District 86 $22,414; Elmhurst SD 205 $21,623; J Sterling Morton High School District 201 $18,016; Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 $18,002; Huntley Community School District 158 $17,577; Decatur SD 61 $15,611; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCons HSD 230$24,263Glenbard Twp HSD 87$24,208Barrington Community Unit 220$24,207Cicero SD 99$23,162Joliet Public Schools District 86$22,414Elmhurst SD 205$21,623J Sterling Morton High School District…$18,016Belvidere Community Unit School Distric…$18,002Huntley Community School District 158$17,577Decatur SD 61$15,611State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$167,177,000 in revenue: 40.4% state, 55.5% local and 4.1% federal. Total spending including $3,748,000 of capital outlay was $159,721,000, or $18,583 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Huntley Community School District 158 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $67,525,000; Local $92,727,000; Federal $6,925,000; total $167,177,000.
  • State$67,525,000 40%
  • Local$92,727,000 55%
  • Federal$6,925,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

8,595 students in 2022-23, 8,519 students in 2023-24, 8,401 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Huntley Community School District 158 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,595, 2023-24: 8,519, 2024-25: 8,40102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,5952023-248,5192024-258,401
Huntley Community School District 158 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,595, 2023-24: 8,519, 2024-25: 8,40102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,5952023-248,5192024-258,401
Huntley Community School District 158 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,595, 2023-24: 8,519, 2024-25: 8,40102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,5952023-248,5192024-258,401
Huntley Community School District 158 enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,595, 2023-24: 8,519, 2024-25: 8,40102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,5952023-248,5192024-258,401

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,595593.714.5
2023-248,519601.714.2
2024-258,401585.114.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Huntley Community School District 158 scored proficient or above: 44% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts44%29.9%4,430

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 706 students in Huntley Community School District 158's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate96%87.6%
Students in the class706149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

5 elementary schools, 3,416 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Leggee Elementary School87713.1not reportedNot Title I
Martin Elementary School77613.4not reportedTargeted program
Chesak Elementary School64313.4not reportedTargeted program
Conley Elementary School59813.9not reportedTargeted program
Mackeben Elementary School52214.5not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,939 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Marlowe Middle School1,21513.8not reportedTargeted program
Heineman Middle School72413.2not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 2,804 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Huntley High School2,80415.6not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 242 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
District 158 Early Childhood Ctr24222.0not reportedNot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

District 158 Early Childhood Ctr

School in Lk In The Hls; open in 2024-25; 242 students; 22.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Huntley Community School District 158

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Huntley Community School District 158

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentHuntley Community School District 158 ranks 209 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,577).#209 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisHuntley Community School District 158 is the number 25 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 8,595 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#25 of 865
  3. Cicero SD 99The next larger Illinois district: 8,815 students in fall 2022, $23,162 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,162
  4. Elmhurst SD 205The next smaller Illinois district: 8,299 students in fall 2022, $21,623 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,623
  5. Compare Huntley Community School District 158 with Cicero SD 99Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Huntley High School, its largest high school2,804 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.2,804
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Huntley Community School District 158

  1. How many schools and students are in Huntley Community School District 158?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 8,401 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Huntley Community School District 158 spend per student?
    $17,577 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,513 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Huntley Community School District 158's money come from?
    $167,177,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.4% state, 55.5% local and 4.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Huntley Community School District 158 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 302 of the 8,384 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Huntley Community School District 158 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Huntley Community School District 158 scored proficient or above: 44% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Huntley Community School District 158?
    96% of the 706 students in Huntley Community School District 158's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Huntley Community School District 158's NCES district ID?
    1719830. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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