Summary:
The city of Bushnell, Illinois is home to a single high school, Bushnell-Prairie City High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 433 out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 590 out of 699 in 2022-2023. While the school's graduation rate of 89.0% in 2024-2025 is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate of 2.4% is slightly higher.
Academically, Bushnell-Prairie City High School faces significant challenges, particularly in core subject areas. In 2024-2025, only 45.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school's performance in mathematics is even lower, with only 20% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.3%. These academic struggles may be influenced by the school's high percentage of students (49.14%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite these challenges, Bushnell-Prairie City High School has a small student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. However, this advantage does not appear to be translating into stronger academic performance, and the school may need to examine its instructional practices and resource allocation to better support student success. Overall, the data suggests that Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 faces significant challenges in improving the academic performance of its sole high school.
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