Education
School District 15's mission is to produce world-class learners by building a connected learning community.
The district is the only educational organization in Illinois to win the Level III Lincoln Award for Excellence and the first in the nation to win the National School Boards Association/Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education Reed Hundt Award for Excellence in Technology.
The kindergarten through eighth-grade system serves all or part of Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, and South Barrington. A number of private and parochial schools service the Palatine area, including Catholic schools St. Thomas of Villanova School in Palatine and St. Colette School in Rolling Meadows and Immanuel Lutheran School.
Quest Academy is an accredited independent day school for gifted and talented students from preschool to eighth grade, educating children from over 40 Chicago area communities.
"Building the Future, One Student at a Time," summarizes the Township High School District 211 philosophy. Through cooperative efforts of staff and communities, High School District 211 has maintained high standards of excellence in education. This commitment has not gone unnoticed, as all five District 211 schools have been nationally recognized by the United States Department of Education as Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence.
William Fremd and Palatine High Schools, the two high schools in Palatine, were named among the nation's top 99 high schools by U.S. News & World Report, while District 211 was recognized as one of the country's best school districts by Expansion Management magazine, a corporate relocation publication.
Harper College is the cornerstone educational resource for 23 communities covering 200 square miles, a residential population of more than 520,000 and more than 30,000 businesses. Corporate Services partners with business and industry by providing on-site training and education programs and consulting services to upgrade skills of the local workforce. Roosevelt University's Albert A. Robin Campus, located in neighboring Schaumburg, is the largest university in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, serving almost 3,000 students. This state-of-the-art campus offers all student services, 61 computer-ready classrooms, laboratories, an electronic library, student lounges, a bookstore, and an abundance of parking.
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