Higgins Education Center
Hoffman Estates · IL · Township HSD 211 · Public
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Hoffman Estates High School → Schaumburg High School → J B Conant High School → Wm Fremd High School → Rolling Meadows High School → North Campus → Streamwood High School → Lake Park High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 26% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Higgins Education Center compares for families
What families should know about Higgins Education Center.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hoffman Estates High School, Schaumburg High School, J B Conant High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 26% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Estates High School Hoffman Estates |
Public | 0.2 | 2,185 | +8.5% |
| Schaumburg High School Schaumburg |
Public | 1.7 | 2,416 | +6.8% |
| J B Conant High School Hoffman Estates |
Public | 2.4 | 2,633 | +6.7% |
| Wm Fremd High School Palatine |
Public | 3.6 | 2,689 | -0.3% |
| Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows |
Public | 4.7 | 1,956 | -5.2% |
| North Campus Palatine |
Public | 4.7 | — | — |
| Streamwood High School Streamwood |
Public | 5.0 | 1,890 | -4.1% |
| Lake Park High School Roselle |
Public | 6.0 | 2,522 | -1.9% |