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Geneseo High School

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Geneseo High School ranks 86 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 88% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Geneseo High School is a public high school serving 792 students in grades 9-12 in Geneseo, Illinois, which is part of the Geneseo CUSD 228 district. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong academic metrics that outpace state averages.

Geneseo High School's students excel on standardized tests, with 66.7% of 11th-graders proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school also maintains a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 97.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Geneseo High School performs well across various student subgroups, indicating a focus on equity and ensuring all students have the opportunity to succeed.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Moline Senior High School, United Township High School, and Erie High School, Geneseo High School generally outperforms them in academic metrics, making it a strong educational option in the region. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates are higher than the state average, its increased spending per student, from $11,108 in 2020-2021 to $17,077 in 2023-2024, may contribute to its overall academic excellence.

794

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,102

Per pupil spending ?

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 N State St
Geneseo, IL 61254-1068

(309) 945-0399

District: Geneseo CUSD 228

Feeder schools for Geneseo High School:

Elementary:	Millikin Elementary School
	Northside Elementary School
	Southwest Elementary School
Middle:	Geneseo Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Illinois high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Illinois avg48%

86^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 66 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^nd of 811Geneseo CUSD 228 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	86 of 698	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	156 of 697	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	91 of 699	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	89 of 699	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	93 of 688	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	127 of 701	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	166 of 647	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	108 of 642	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	37.9	410 of 643	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.8	483 of 614	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	86.3	80 of 670	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	97 of 670	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	113 of 665	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	106 of 655	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	88.2	49 of 643	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	77.6	133 of 632	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	83 of 624	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	133 of 612	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	145 of 596	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	71.4	166 of 590	71.9%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	127 of 592	78.5%	★★★★☆
2003	79.6	96 of 586	83.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	71 of 491	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	184 of 428	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	80 of 685	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	191 of 664	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	98 of 656	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	79 of 658	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	85 of 639	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	155 of 665	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	172 of 620	72.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	140 of 366	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	196 of 335	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	160 of 317	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	89 of 291	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	101 of 672	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	96 of 639	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	98 of 644	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	178 of 626	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	105 of 611	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	223 of 639	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	269 of 585	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	102 of 685	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	136 of 668	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	98 of 668	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	106 of 664	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	101 of 653	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	104 of 675	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	172 of 619	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	80 of 527	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	174 of 482	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	116 of 476	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	210 of 374	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	137 of 564	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	219 of 554	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	128 of 557	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	116 of 560	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	130 of 553	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	164 of 552	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	195 of 548	64.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+15 vs state

Science58%+9 vs state

Mathematics52%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Geneseo High School	Public	9-12	700 N State St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 945-0399	794	55	14.5	24.4%	717 (90.3%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	84	86^th of 698 public high schools	87.7%		72	156^th of 697 public high schools	77.6%	70	74.9	65.4	47.3	43.2	67.6	69.7	66.7	52.0	57.6										97.6	97.4	97.5	97.4	97.5	97.0	97.9	97.0	$15,102	$166	$14,936
Reg'l Safe School Program ROE #28	Public	6-12	107 S State St	Atkinson	61235	Henry County	Bureau/Henry/Stark ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 936-7890	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 S West St	Cambridge	61238	Henry County	Cambridge CUSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 937-2051	237	21	11.2	48.1%	233 (98.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	59.4	253^rd of 698 public high schools	63.8%		51.2	296^th of 697 public high schools	57.5%	43	73.1	53.3	42.3	30.0	61.5	53.3	33.3	21.2	42.4	68.4	62.9	52.6	66.7	60.7	42.9	43.6	44.7	43.8	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	100.0	97.9	$15,244	$482	$14,762
Riverdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	9622 256th St N	Port Byron	61275	Rock Island County	Riverdale CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 523-3181	324	27	11.8	16.0%	287 (88.6%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	71	165^th of 698 public high schools	76.4%		75.1	138^th of 697 public high schools	80.2%	27	63.4	60.5	38.7	38.4	41.9	47.7	68.8	55.8	61.0										99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$13,973	$430	$13,543
Orion High School	Public	9-12	1100 13th St	Orion	61273	Henry County	Orion CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 526-3361	285	19	14.6	17.9%	266 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	80.2	110^th of 698 public high schools	84.2%		87.3	78^th of 697 public high schools	88.8%	32	67.1	76.9	53.2	53.8	44.3	61.5	65.7	55.7	54.3										97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.3	98.3	97.9	97.9	$13,704	$35	$13,669
Annawan High School	Public	9-12	501 W South St	Annawan	61234	Henry County	Annawan CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 935-6781	99	10	9.7	32.3%	92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	69	179^th of 698 public high schools	74.4%		96	39^th of 697 public high schools	94.4%	140	76.0	60.9	48.0	30.4	52.0	39.1	70.8	45.8	41.7										98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	$17,324	$445	$16,879
Erie High School	Public	9-12	435 6th Ave	Erie	61250	Whiteside County	Erie CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 659-2239	190	22	8.7	27.9%	167 (87.9%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	67.5	191^st of 698 public high schools	72.6%		82.7	103^rd of 697 public high schools	85.2%	88	62.8	51.1	48.8	51.1	55.8	51.1	59.5	31.0	42.9										99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9	99.5	96.8	$30,098	$00	$30,098
United Township Area Career Center	Public	11-12	1275 Avenue of The Cities	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	Rock Island ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 752-1691	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
United Township High School	Public	9-12	1275 Avenue of The Cities	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	United Township HSD 30	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 752-1633	1,862	107	17.3	58.3%	819 (44.0%)	395 (21.2%)	507 (27.2%)	48 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.6%)	31.6	500^th of 698 public high schools	28.4%		38.9	399^th of 697 public high schools	42.8%	101	43.2	39.1	24.8	22.5	34.7	32.2	32.2	25.3	32.1										99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.5	$13,765	$879	$12,886
Moline Senior High School	Public	9-12	3600 Avenue of The Cities	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1624	2,195	119	18.3	55.4%	986 (44.9%)	253 (11.5%)	721 (32.8%)	64 (2.9%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	152 (6.9%)	41.8	422^nd of 698 public high schools	39.5%		39.7	393^rd of 697 public high schools	43.6%	29	56.0	49.8	25.2	26.2	38.4	40.1	36.8	27.7	32.8										98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.5	98.4	96.0	$14,101	$495	$13,606

Frequently Asked Questions about Geneseo High School

Is Geneseo High School a good school?

Geneseo High School ranks 86^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Geneseo High School?

Students at Geneseo High School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Geneseo High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Geneseo High School.

What district is Geneseo High School in?

Geneseo CUSD 228

What schools feed into Geneseo High School?

Geneseo High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Millikin Elementary School
Elementary : Northside Elementary School
Elementary : Southwest Elementary School
Middle : Geneseo Middle School

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