For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 182 students in CUSD 4 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Illinois.
Public High School in CUSD 4 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in CUSD 4 School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Unity High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public high school average of 54% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,025 Schools
# Students
664 Students
610,246 Students
# Teachers
51 Teachers
41,995 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
CUSD 4 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#527 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)16%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.68
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,503 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
32,285 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
14 Students
172,438 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
29%
# Black Students
6 Students
98,993 Students
% Black Students
1%
16%
# White Students
635 Students
279,717 Students
% White Students
96%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
651 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
21,782 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
36
136
# Students in K Grade:
54
331
# Students in 1st Grade:
48
328
# Students in 2nd Grade:
53
335
# Students in 3rd Grade:
50
491
# Students in 4th Grade:
57
473
# Students in 5th Grade:
38
745
# Students in 6th Grade:
57
1,891
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
4,705
# Students in 8th Grade:
44
5,244
# Students in 9th Grade:
51
152,670
# Students in 10th Grade:
42
152,968
# Students in 11th Grade:
48
143,613
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
146,316
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,958 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,169 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,958
$21,914
Spending / Student
$18,169
$21,170
Best CUSD 4 School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Unity High School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Po Box 200
Mendon, IL 62351
(217) 936-2116
Mendon, IL 62351
(217) 936-2116
Grades: 9-12
| 182 students
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