Elgin Area School District U-46 | |
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355 East Chicago St Elgin, Illinois, 60120 |
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District information | |
Type | Unit school district |
Established | 1836 1873 (as Elgin Area District U-1) 1902 (as Elgin Area District U-46) |
Interim Superintendent | Kenneth Ardt |
Chair of the board | Donna Smith |
Schools | see below |
District ID | 1713710 |
Students and staff | |
Enrollment | 40,137 (total) |
Teachers | 2,426 (FTE) |
Staff | 4,272 (FTE, inc. Teachers) |
Other information | |
CEO | Tony Sanders |
Website | www |
Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Covering 90 square miles (230 km2), the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. School District U-46 serves over 40,000 children in grades preK-12. The district ranks as the second largest in Illinois with forty elementary schools, eight middle schools and five high schools.