High school (grades 9-12) · Fox Lake, IL
Grant Community High School
Federal NCES profile for Grant Community High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.
The verdict
Grant Community High School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.
- 32
- Resource Index · Typical
- 15.1:1
- large classes for Illinois
- 1,769
- students enrolled
Grant Community High School has class sizes larger than 70% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 171734002050 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-23 students YoY
Grant Community High School held near 1,814 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-23 headcount).
Teacher FTE added 117.8 → 120.0 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
-23 students YoY 171734002050 · Fox Lake, IL High · MID · TRAD
1,769 enr · 15.1:1 · RII 32
Nearest enrollment peer: Sprayberry High School (1,769 students)
Grant Community High School held near 1,814 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-23 headcount). Teacher FTE added 117.8 → 120.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →
How Grant Community High School compares
Grant Community High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.1:1 | ▲ 8% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 1,769 | top 3% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 52.4% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 62.1, Grant Community High School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
District finance for Grant Chsd 124 reports $22,195 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~1,769 students)
Frequently asked questions about Grant Community High School
How many students attend Grant Community High School?
Grant Community High School has 1,769 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fox Lake, IL. CCD year-over-year: 1,837 (2022-23) → 1,814 (2023-24), nearly flat (-23).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant Community High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Grant Community High School is 15.1:1, which is 8% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grant Community High School?
The largest demographic group at Grant Community High School is White at 52.4% of enrollment, in Fox Lake, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Grant Community High School?
Grant Community High School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Grant Chsd 124?
None reported; Grant Chsd 124 operates only Grant Community High School as a public school district in NCES's records.