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Best High Schools in Mattoon, IL

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At a glance

Schools

888

Students

Districts

Top rankedMattoon High School397^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Mattoon High School up 4 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mattoon High School 16.9 students per teacher

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Summary:

Mattoon, Illinois is home to a single public high school, Mattoon High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Mattoon CUSD 2 district. The school faces academic challenges, with test scores consistently lagging behind state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. However, the school has access to significant resources, with high per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

Mattoon High School's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is respectable, but its dropout rate of 2.4% and chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% are areas of concern. The school serves a student population with a high level of economic disadvantage, with over 57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance, which has led to a decline in its statewide ranking from 401 out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 397 out of 698 in 2024-2025.

Despite the academic challenges, Mattoon High School appears to have a relatively high level of funding and resources, with per-student spending of nearly $15,000 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.9. This suggests the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning and address the root causes of the school's underperformance, such as high poverty rates and chronic absenteeism.

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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 (2025)	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
Adult LIFE Academy	Public	9-12	1617 Lake Land Blvd	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Eastern IL Area of Special Educ	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(844) 999-9006	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
OnTRACC	Public, Virtual	12	121 S 17Th St	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Eastern IL Area of Special Educ	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(844) 999-9006	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adult LIFE Academy-Intermediate	Public	9-12	1617 Lake Land Blvd	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Eastern IL Area of Special Educ	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(844) 999-9006	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Leaders Innovating for Tomorrow	Public	9-12	121 S 17Th St	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Clk/Cls/Cmbn/Dglas/Edgr/Mltr/Shlb	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 238-8900	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mattoon High School	Public	9-12	2521 Walnut Ave	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 238-7800	888	52	16.9	47.5%	729 (82.1%)	39 (4.4%)	48 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.5%)	44.7	397^th of 698 public high schools	43.1%		38.5	401^st of 697 public high schools	42.5%	4	48.2	46.5	25.1	27.0	44.0	39.6	39.9	36.1	39.9	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.3	99.5	94.8	$14,972	$1,118	$13,854

Cities Near Mattoon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lerna	6.55 mi	2
Humboldt	9.17 mi	2
Charleston	9.74 mi	5	573^rd
Shelbyville	10.7 mi	6	273^rd
Neoga	11.72 mi	3	628^th

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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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