Summary:
The city of Hartsburg, Illinois has one public high school, Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 88 students. The school is part of the Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21 district, which is ranked 491 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School has a 89.0% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average, and a 2.4% dropout rate, which is lower than the state average. However, the school struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is higher than the state average. Academically, the school underperforms the state averages in both English Language Arts (48.6% proficiency) and Mathematics (17.6% proficiency), as well as on standardized tests like the ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT.
Despite the school's relatively low academic performance, it has a high per-student spending level of $19,906 and a low student-teacher ratio of 6.7, suggesting potential inefficiencies in resource allocation. The school's statewide ranking has also fluctuated significantly in recent years, going from a 5-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 2-star rating in 2023-2024 and then a 3-star rating in 2024-2025, indicating inconsistent performance. Overall, Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School faces challenges in improving student outcomes, particularly in mathematics, and addressing chronic absenteeism.
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