For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 544 students in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Illinois.
Public High School in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District have a Graduation Rate of 77%, which is less than the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Harrisburg High School, with 75-79% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public high school average of 54% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,025 Schools
# Students
1,771 Students
610,246 Students
# Teachers
150 Teachers
41,995 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Harrisburg CUSD 3 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 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#591 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)5%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.68
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,503 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
32,285 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
54 Students
172,438 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
29%
# Black Students
70 Students
98,993 Students
% Black Students
4%
16%
# White Students
1,480 Students
279,717 Students
% White Students
84%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
651 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
158 Students
21,782 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
114
136
# Students in K Grade:
138
331
# Students in 1st Grade:
146
328
# Students in 2nd Grade:
139
335
# Students in 3rd Grade:
101
491
# Students in 4th Grade:
140
473
# Students in 5th Grade:
118
745
# Students in 6th Grade:
106
1,891
# Students in 7th Grade:
105
4,705
# Students in 8th Grade:
120
5,244
# Students in 9th Grade:
127
152,670
# Students in 10th Grade:
152
152,968
# Students in 11th Grade:
130
143,613
# Students in 12th Grade:
135
146,316
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (19-20)
$30 MM
$15 MM
Spending (19-20)
$28 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (19-20)
$16,205
$19,707
Spending / Student (19-20)
$15,239
$19,097
Best Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harrisburg High School
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
333 W College St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Grades: 9-12
| 544 students
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