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Marengo High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
110 Franks Rd
Marengo, IL 60152
Phone
(815) 568-6511
District
Marengo CHSD 154
County
MCHENRY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
689
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.0% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Marengo High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
24%
26%
25%
29%
22%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 188 27.3%
Grade 10 162 23.5%
Grade 11 186 27.0%
Grade 12 153 22.2%
Total 689 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.6% 68.6% 47.6%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 30.2% 30.2% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.3% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,335 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 116.7 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.5% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,080 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.3% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.5% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.9% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.6% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.4% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,628 $6,634,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,476 $1,017,000 7.4%
Staff $1,180 $813,000 5.9%
General Administration $1,015 $699,000 5.1%
School Administration $875 $603,000 4.4%
Operation $1,971 $1,358,000 9.9%
Transportation $974 $671,000 4.9%
Other $556 $383,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,046 $5,544,000 40.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,327 $1,603,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $20,001 $13,781,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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