At a glance
Reported students
0
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
28.1
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
0:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
06–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
Illinois high enrollment
27th percentile
Compared with 965 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
480
Dream Academy: 0 reported students.
State peer staffing position
19th percentile
0:1 reported; state peer median 12.6:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about Dream Academy
Dream Academy is a public high school serving grades 06–12 in Elgin. It is one of 56 current school records connected to SD U-46. NCES reports 0 students for 2024–25.
Among 965 high schools in Illinois with comparable records, this school is smaller than the reported median of 254 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 27th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 0:1, below the Illinois median of 12.6:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
Questions worth asking Dream Academy
- 1How do the reported 0:1 student–teacher ratio and 28.1 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4Does community eligibility provide breakfast and lunch to every enrolled student, and are summer meals available?
Enrollment needs
- Lunch program
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Other schools in SD U-46
Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.
Central School Program
High · Grades 06–12
0 reported students
Streamwood High School
High · Grades 09–12
1,890 reported students
Bartlett High School
High · Grades 09–12
2,037 reported students
Larkin High School
High · Grades 09–12
2,174 reported students
Elgin High School
High · Grades 09–12
2,576 reported students
South Elgin High School
High · Grades 09–12
2,665 reported students