McHenry CHSD 156

Summary:

McHenry CHSD 156 is a school district in Illinois that serves the community of McHenry, with McHenry Community High School as the sole high school in the district. The high school serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 2,231 students.

McHenry Community High School is ranked 224 out of 698 Illinois high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 224 to 253 out of Illinois high schools. The school has a 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% and a dropout rate of 2.4% for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is relatively high at 25.4%.

Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with slightly below-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts but on-par proficiency rates in Mathematics compared to the state average. In Science, the school's proficiency rates are slightly above the state average. The school has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 41.69% and a per-student spending of $17,712 for the 2023-2024 school year, with a student-teacher ratio of 15.2.

District Detail

4716 W Crystal Lake Rd
McHenry, IL 60050-5427

(815) 759-2022

SchoolDigger Rank:
298^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 2,214

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McHenry Community High School	Public	9-12	1012 N Green St	Mchenry	60050	McHenry County	McHenry CHSD 156	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 759-5514	2,214	144	15.4	37.7%	1,502 (67.8%)	28 (1.3%)	602 (27.2%)	20 (0.9%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (2.2%)	63.5	224^th of 698 public high schools	67.9%		55.8	253^rd of 697 public high schools	63.7%	29	61.5	54.1	37.6	30.3	52.7	55.9	46.9	39.6	50.9	97.6	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.1	97.5	98.3	96.3	$18,474	$429	$18,045

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
McHenry CCSD 15	0.12 mi	8	383^rd
McHenry ROE	1.85 mi	2
Johnsburg CUSD 12	3.23 mi	4	445^th
Harrison School District 36	4.41 mi	1	665^th
Wauconda CUSD 118	5.36 mi	6	295^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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