Summary:
The city of Henry, Illinois is home to two schools: Henry-Senachwine Grade School, an elementary school, and Henry-Senachwine High School. Both schools are part of the Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 district, which is ranked 590 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Henry-Senachwine High School stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is above the state average. In contrast, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, around 25.4%, which is a significant concern and likely contributes to the lower academic performance observed in some grade levels and subject areas. Henry-Senachwine Grade School has higher than average proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts compared to the state, indicating strong early academic performance, but the high school struggles more in mathematics.
The data also reveals that Henry-Senachwine Grade School has 407 students, while Henry-Senachwine High School has 152 students. The grade school spends $17,586 per student, while the high school spends $19,904 per student. The grade school has a 13.1 student-teacher ratio, and the high school has an 8.6 student-teacher ratio. These metrics suggest opportunities to address attendance issues, strengthen mathematics instruction, and explore ways to improve the district's overall performance to better serve the students in the Henry, Illinois community.
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