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Best High Schools in Carthage, IL

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349

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Top rankedIllini West High School444^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Summary:

The city of Carthage, Illinois is home to a single high school, Illini West High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and performance rating over the past few years, it continues to provide education to the local community.

Illini West High School's academic performance has been a concern, with proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently falling below state averages. The school's graduation rate of 89.0% for the 2024-2025 school year is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $14,334 in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, suggesting that resource allocation may need to be examined more closely.

Despite the challenges faced by Illini West High School, the school serves a diverse student population, with a relatively high percentage of students (47.6%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.3 is slightly lower than the state average, indicating a potentially more personalized learning environment. Moving forward, the school and district leadership will need to identify and address the root causes of the academic underperformance to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

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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)	% 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	% 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
ROYALS Academy Carthage	Public	6-12	86 S Madison St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROYALS RSSP Carthage	Public	6-12	86 S Madison St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Illini West High School	Public	9-12	600 Miller St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Illini West H S District 307	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-9607	349	23	15.0	53.6%	321 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	39.9	444^th of 698 public high schools	36.4%		48.5	322^nd of 697 public high schools	53.8%	122	59.4	46.7	22.8	20.0	43.0	40.0	33.7	26.5	31.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.5	$13,672	$612	$13,060

Cities Near Carthage

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bowen	7.83 mi	1	597^th
Augusta	11.7 mi	1	600^th
Hamilton	12.04 mi	2	419^th
Warsaw	16.66 mi	2	466^th
Camp Point	16.96 mi	3	392^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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