McHenry Times

Huntley High School had the highest enrollment among McHenry County schools, welcoming 2,980 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 74.6% of the student body at Huntley High School.

Among the 77 schools in McHenry County, Crystal Lake Central High School ranked second in enrollment with 1,485 students, while Cary-Grove Community High School welcomed 1,481 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Huntley High School is a part of Huntley Community School District 158, which generally encompasses schools within McHenry County with its main office in Algonquin.

In the previous school year, Huntley High School had the highest number of students among McHenry County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Huntley High School	Huntley	2,980
Crystal Lake Central High School	Crystal Lake	1,485
Cary-Grove Community High School	Cary	1,481
Crystal Lake South High School	Crystal Lake	1,304
Prairie Ridge High School	Crystal Lake	1,209
Marlowe Middle School	Lake in the Hills	1,197
Woodstock High School	Woodstock	1,035
Woodstock North High School	Woodstock	937
Leggee Elementary School	Huntley	892
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	Crystal Lake	831
Heineman Middle School	Algonquin	784
Harvard High School	Harvard	780
Lundahl Middle School	Crystal Lake	779
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School	Crystal Lake	778
Cary Junior High School	Cary	764
Martin Elementary School	Lake in the Hills	753
Creekside Middle School	Woodstock	721
Chesak Elementary School	Lake in the Hills	706
McHenry Middle School	McHenry	705
Parkland School	McHenry	698
North Elementary School	Crystal Lake	666
Marengo High School	Marengo	655
Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center	Woodstock	647
Northwood Middle School	Woodstock	638
Crosby Elementary School	Harvard	632
Riverwood Elementary School	McHenry	588
Harvard Junior High School	Harvard	580
Johnsburg High School	Johnsburg	571
Conley Elementary School	Algonquin	565
Richmond-Burton High School	Richmond	565
Coventry Elementary School	Crystal Lake	564
Prairie Grove Elementary School	Crystal Lake	548
Woods Creek Elementary School	Crystal Lake	531
Mackeben Elementary School	Algonquin	528
Valley View Elementary School	McHenry	519
West Elementary School	Crystal Lake	513
Three Oaks School	Cary	511
Edgebrook Elementary School	McHenry	482
Locust Elementary School	Marengo	481
Indian Prairie Elementary School	Crystal Lake	471
Hilltop Elementary School	McHenry	447
Husmann Elementary School	Crystal Lake	436
Richmond Grade School	Richmond	435
Canterbury Elementary School	Crystal Lake	420
Prairiewood Elementary School	Woodstock	414
Mary Endres Elementary School	Woodstock	410
Ringwood School Primary Center	Ringwood	404
Deer Path Elementary School	Cary	400
Glacier Ridge Elementary School	Crystal Lake	397
Chauncey H. Duker School	McHenry	396
Jefferson Elementary School	Harvard	394
South Elementary School	Crystal Lake	389
Olson Elementary School	Woodstock	382
Nippersink Middle School	Richmond	378
Harrison Elementary School	Wonder Lake	357
Briargate Elementary School	Cary	351
Johnsburg Junior High School	Johnsburg	351
Westwood Elementary School	Woodstock	337
Johnsburg Elementary School	Johnsburg	336
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center	Cary	324
Marengo Community Middle School	Marengo	315
Dean Street Elementary School	Woodstock	297
Greenwood Elementary School	Woodstock	293
Spring Grove Elementary School	Spring Grove	287
Riley Community Consolidated School	Marengo	270
Algonquin Road Elementary School	Fox River Grove	227
Prairie Grove Junior High School	Crystal Lake	221
Alden-Hebron Elementary School	Hebron	221
Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School	Marengo	211
Landmark Elementary School	McHenry	194
Fox River Grove Middle School	Fox River Grove	168
Washington Elementary School	Harvard	116
Alden-Hebron High School	Hebron	98
Alden-Hebron Middle School	Hebron	88