The school services most of Elk Grove Village, as well as small portions of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights.

EGHS jumped in attendance from around 1300 in 1985-86 to just over 2200 for the 1987-88 year (freshman made up 400 students, sophomores 500, juniors 600, and seniors had a class size of 700).

In 2006, EGHS started its annual Grenaissance, a day devoted to the arts that includes hands-on workshops and demonstrations in areas such as Computer Graphics, Music, Dance, Stage Acting/Performances, and others.

During the first week of the 2007-2008 school year, EGHS was closed for one day due to the flooding of nearby Salt Creek.

The flooding completely submerged the varsity baseball fields and partially covered the football/track and soccer areas.

A few scenes from the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street were filmed at Elk Grove High School in the first week of May 2009.

[8][9] At Elk Grove High School, there are plenty of opportunities for students to take part in Fine Arts.

The Honors Chamber Orchestra is a smaller, more advanced group of student musicians that has private concerts outside of school several times a year.

The Vocal Jazz Ensemble was recently selected to perform at the 2014 IMEA All-State Music Festival.