Elgin High School (Illinois)

Elgin High School
Address
1200 Maroon Drive

,
60120

United States
Coordinates42°01′36″N 88°14′43″W / 42.0267°N 88.2453°W / 42.0267; -88.2453
Information
School typepublic secondary
MottoEducation for all
Opened1869 (1869)
School districtElgin Area School District U46
CEEB code141770
PrincipalAvelira Gonzalez
Teaching staff162.45 (FTE)
Grades912
Gendercoed
Enrollment2,724 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio16.77
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)  maroon
  cream
SongAlma Mater
Fight songElgin High School Loyalty
Athletics conferenceUpstate 8
Team nameMaroons
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
PublicationThe Mirror
YearbookThe Maroon
Nobel laureatesPaul Flory (1974, Chemistry)
Websitehttps://www.u-46.org/EHS

Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, an American city 40 mi. (63.5 km) northwest of Chicago. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School, and Streamwood High School.