What percent of Harvard High School graduates go to college?

43.5% of its most recent class at Harvard High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

What is the graduation rate at Harvard High School?

Harvard High School has a four-year graduation rate of 86.8%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

Illinois public high school · Harvard CUSD 50

Harvard High School

1103 N Jefferson St, Harvard, IL 60033. 43.5% of its 198 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Harvard CUSD 50Mchenry County

43.5%Enrolled in college within 12 months23.3 pts below Illinois (66.8%)

86.8%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)3.0 pts below Illinois (89.8%)

38.8%Students from low-income families

198Graduates in the class measured

Our read

43.5% of graduates enrolled in college, 23 points below the Illinois figure of 66.8%.

The path from Harvard

How Illinois measures this

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After graduation

4-year college 10.1%2-year college 33.3%Not enrolled within 12 months 56.5%

Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

What those choices lead to

Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

College type in Illinois	Colleges	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs	Median debt
Public universities	12	51%	$12,636	$60,394	$18,875
Public 2-year and community colleges	45	43%	$5,553	$42,861	$7,836
Private nonprofit colleges	37	61%	$19,426	$61,717	$22,597

Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

Colleges closest to Harvard

College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
McHenry County College	17.0 mi	40%	$11,434	$50,609
Rock Valley College	21.3 mi	38%	$3,385	$44,656
Beloit College	22.0 mi	75%	$23,216	$59,443
Rasmussen University-Illinois	22.8 mi	46%	$21,203	$47,524
Rockford University	23.6 mi	44%	$22,581	$58,999
Blackhawk Technical College	23.6 mi	35%	$10,514	$43,971

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Alden-Hebron High School (9.5 mi, 53.6% to college) · North Boone High School (10.7 mi, 53.1% to college) · Woodstock North High School (10.8 mi, 59.7% to college) · Woodstock High School (11.3 mi, 60.1% to college) · Marengo High School (12.8 mi, 57.8% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Harvard CUSD 50's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

Measure	Harvard	Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months	43.5%	66.8%
Graduation rate	86.8%	89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Harvard High School graduates go to college?: 43.5% of its most recent class at Harvard High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Harvard High School?: Harvard High School has a four-year graduation rate of 86.8%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.