Is St Charles North High School a good school?

Yes! St Charles North High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 28 th of 697 Illinois high schools.

How many students attend St Charles North High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,902 students attended St Charles North High School.

What is the racial makeup of St Charles North High School?

Students at St Charles North High School are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into St Charles North High School?

St Charles North High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Anderson Elementary School Elementary : Corron Elementary School Elementary : Ferson Creek School Elementary : Wasco Elementary School Elementary : Wild Rose Elementary School Middle : Thompson Middle School

St Charles North High School

Summary:

St Charles North High School is a public high school serving 1,929 students in grades 9-12 in Saint Charles, Illinois, which is part of the highly-rated St Charles CUSD 303 district.

St Charles North High School is an exceptional educational institution, consistently ranking among the top 30-50 high schools in Illinois with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 55.7% proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 54% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages. St Charles North High School also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.4% to 97.0% over the past five years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.7% to 1.6%. The school's performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is also exceptional, often ranking in the top 30-50 in the state.

While St Charles East High School is a neighboring school, Geneva Community High School, located just a few miles away, also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20-40 high schools in Illinois. St Charles North High School has a relatively high per-student spending of $20,336 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average and the spending at nearby schools, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14:1, likely contributing to its academic success. However, the school has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years and an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 6.8% in 2020-2021 to 33.1% in 2023-2024, which may be an area of concern for the school to address.

Detail:

Public 9-12

255 Red Gate Rd
Saint Charles, IL 60175-6396

(331) 228-4400

District: St Charles CUSD 303

SchoolDigger Rank:
28^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,942

Feeder schools for St Charles North High School:

Elementary:	Anderson Elementary School
	Corron Elementary School
	Ferson Creek School
	Wasco Elementary School
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	Wild Rose Elementary School
Middle:	Thompson Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 1,902

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Asian:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details St Charles North High School ranks better than 96% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.52. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at St Charles North High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.3%), Hispanic (12.4%), Asian (8.7%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at St Charles North High School is 14.5. 2 high schools in the St Charles CUSD 303 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare St Charles North High School employs 130.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at St Charles North High School is $19,942, which is the 2^nd highest among 2 high schools in the St Charles CUSD 303 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

St Charles North High School:

SchoolDigger ranks St Charles North High School 28^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See St Charles North High School in the ranking list.)

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St Charles CUSD 303:

SchoolDigger ranks St Charles CUSD 303 59^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for St Charles North High School

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Rank History for all students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.20	41^st	586	93.0%
2004	82.88	69^th	592	88.3%
2005	87.36	44^th	590	92.5%
2006	86.93	55^th	596	90.8%
2007	90.11	36^th	612	94.1%
2008	94.21	19^th	624	97.0%
2009	95.16	14^th	632	97.8%
2010	93.92	20^th	643	96.9%
2011	92.33	29^th	655	95.6%
2012	93.71	25^th	665	96.2%
2013	94.40	22^nd	670	96.7%
2014	93.87	29^th	670	95.7%
2015	91.16	38^th	614	93.8%
2016	79.03	63^rd	643	90.2%
2017	95.31	27^th	642	95.8%
2018	94.75	28^th	647	95.7%
2019	96.55	24^th	701	96.6%
2021	97.07	32^nd	688	95.3%
2022	95.02	28^th	699	96.0%
2023	91.06	51^st	699	92.7%
2024	97.52	28^th	697	96.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	86.87	18^th	165	89.1%
2021	83.55	29^th	160	81.9%
2022	92.10	8^th	170	95.3%
2024	82.74	34^th	182	81.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.94	39^th	217	82.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.68	45^th	374	88.0%
2019	89.09	27^th	473	94.3%
2021	89.67	23^rd	453	94.9%
2022	52.23	131^st	493	73.4%
2023	90.06	46^th	476	90.3%
2024	96.89	28^th	482	94.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.86	40^th	585	93.2%
2019	91.81	25^th	639	96.1%
2021	69.57	119^th	611	80.5%
2022	83.26	54^th	626	91.4%
2023	73.41	109^th	644	83.1%
2024	97.73	18^th	639	97.2%

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Rank History for Female students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	93.76	30^th	620	95.2%
2019	95.52	25^th	665	96.2%
2021	94.41	40^th	639	93.7%
2022	93.92	31^st	658	95.3%
2023	91.53	48^th	656	92.7%
2024	97.04	28^th	664	95.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.84	115^th	428	73.1%
2024	92.21	29^th	429	93.2%

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Rank History for Male students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.04	28^th	619	95.5%
2019	95.93	25^th	675	96.3%
2021	97.71	28^th	653	95.7%
2022	94.56	30^th	664	95.5%
2023	88.44	59^th	668	91.2%
2024	96.84	33^rd	668	95.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.59	36^th	132	72.7%
2019	67.66	44^th	130	66.2%
2021	47.82	73^rd	135	45.9%
2022	82.44	21^st	141	85.1%
2023	46.03	79^th	134	41.0%
2024	81.86	30^th	137	78.1%

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Rank History for African American students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	96.04	17^th	301	94.4%
2024	98.34	11^th	299	96.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.42	84^th	291	71.1%
2019	86.57	36^th	317	88.6%
2021	67.11	71^st	317	77.6%
2022	86.98	35^th	335	89.6%
2023	84.47	34^th	333	89.8%
2024	88.01	33^rd	336	90.2%

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Rank History for White students at St Charles North High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.43	44^th	548	92.0%
2019	93.30	36^th	552	93.5%
2021	94.38	39^th	553	92.9%
2022	89.17	52^nd	560	90.7%
2023	84.74	62^nd	557	88.9%
2024	93.57	41^st	554	92.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Have a freshman at North. Teachers have been great overall. Accessible, knowledgable and engaged. However, the administration has been horrible. My questions have not been answered, my emails ignored, etc. I have concluded that the principal and staff do not like the parents. My communication with principals at thompson Middle School and Bell Graham elementary school was always excellent. I have never experienced being blatantly ignored about questions concerning my child attending his/her first year of high school and I am stunned. For the amount of taxes paid, common courtesy would be greatly appreciated. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 12, 2012

St. Charles North High School is great if you're WHITE!! Ive had my kids there for the last two years and have made compliants about their bullying policies but have not had any actions taken!! This is an ongoing issue with St. Charles North!!

It seems that the administration is waiting until someone gets hurt or is on the local news until they do something!! Even some of these teachers encourage this behavior!!! They smile/laugh and look away when my kid is called a racist name while all the kids are laughing at him. This action by the teacher only suggests that they have the same sentiments as the their white students! This would only promote this negative behavior which would further divide students rather than to have a cohesive group. Are we teaching hate? Kids mainly learn what their environment teaches as well as parents!! Hatred is a learned behavior!!!! Sadly this is not the first time this has occured!!
If this doesn't stop, than lawyers would get involved at this point. This behovior has to stop before kids end up hurting themselves or others....

Will St. Charles North HS administration hear this???? Close Quote

Enrollment information for St Charles North High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	836	11	19	20	5	n/a	n/a	0	891
2002	1692	15	61	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	1823
2003	1692	15	61	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	1823
2004	1816	15	76	56	6	n/a	n/a	0	1969
2005	1851	16	82	63	8	n/a	n/a	0	2020
2006	1890	37	74	72	9	n/a	n/a	0	2082
2007	1953	16	92	89	10	n/a	n/a	1	2161
2008	1938	20	93	106	8	n/a	n/a	4	2169
2009	1907	19	91	106	9	n/a	n/a	12	2144
2010	1871	24	99	100	11	n/a	n/a	28	2133
2011	1759	19	87	134	8	3	40	0	2050
2012	1760	17	99	122	8	1	40	0	2047
2013	1783	16	97	125	9	0	35	0	2065
2014	1749	20	96	115	7	1	26	0	2014
2015	1728	25	105	112	7	1	23	0	2001
2016	1738	26	119	111	5	1	27	0	2027
2017	1698	22	117	111	4	1	33	0	1986
2018	1700	26	131	115	9	1	40	0	2022
2019	1658	24	133	127	8	2	47	0	1999
2020	1593	18	127	166	6	2	59	0	1971
2021	1583	26	133	197	9	1	56	0	2005
2022	1508	36	146	218	5	1	67	0	1981
2023	1419	40	158	236	6	1	69	0	1929
2024	1376	49	165	236	9	0	67	0	1902

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at St Charles North High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	891	54.8	16.3	n/a
2002	1823	107.6	16.9	n/a
2003	1823	107.6	16.9	n/a
2004	1969	113.1	17.4	n/a
2005	2020	118.4	17.1	n/a
2006	2082	126.2	16.5	n/a
2007	2161	131.0	16.5	n/a
2008	2169	121.0	17.9	0
2009	2144	142.2	15.1	3.2
2010	2133	141.0	15.1	4.1
2011	2050	137.0	14.9	5.4
2012	2047	137.0	14.9	6.4
2013	2065	154.1	13.3	7.6
2014	2014	130.7	15.4	7.9
2015	2001	142.0	14.0	8.4
2016	2027	137.0	14.7	5.9
2017	1986	131.7	15.0	5.9
2018	2022	134.9	14.9	6.8
2019	1999	133.4	14.9	7.1
2020	1971	129.8	15.1	6.9
2021	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1981	135.1	14.6	7.3
2023	1929	136.9	14.0	n/a
2024	1902	130.9	14.5	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio St Charles North High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	891	54.8	16.3	n/a
2002	1823	107.6	16.9	n/a
2003	1823	107.6	16.9	n/a
2004	1969	113.1	17.4	n/a
2005	2020	118.4	17.1	n/a
2006	2082	126.2	16.5	n/a
2007	2161	131.0	16.5	n/a
2008	2169	121.0	17.9	0
2009	2144	142.2	15.1	3.2
2010	2133	141.0	15.1	4.1
2011	2050	137.0	14.9	5.4
2012	2047	137.0	14.9	6.4
2013	2065	154.1	13.3	7.6
2014	2014	130.7	15.4	7.9
2015	2001	142.0	14.0	8.4
2016	2027	137.0	14.7	5.9
2017	1986	131.7	15.0	5.9
2018	2022	134.9	14.9	6.8
2019	1999	133.4	14.9	7.1
2020	1971	129.8	15.1	6.9
2021	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1981	135.1	14.6	7.3
2023	1929	136.9	14.0	n/a
2024	1902	130.9	14.5	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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