Best Public Schools in Varna, IL

Summary:

The city of Varna, Illinois has only one high school, Midland High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. As the sole secondary school in the area, Midland High School's performance and metrics provide a comprehensive overview of the educational landscape in Varna.

Midland High School has faced some challenges in recent years, with its performance ranking between 245-382 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools over the past 3 school years and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% in the 2024-2025 school year is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is slightly higher. Additionally, Midland High School's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Midland High School has struggled to meet state proficiency standards, with its students performing below the state averages on ACT/PreACT Secure assessments, SAT assessments, and the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA). The school's high percentage of students (53.33%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch suggests that economic disadvantages may be a contributing factor to these academic challenges. Despite these difficulties, Midland High School maintains a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 15:1, which is slightly lower than the state average, and its per-student spending of $13,329 for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the state average.

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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
Midland High School	Public	9-12	1830 State Route 17	Varna	61375	Marshall County	Midland CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 463-8009	194	0	15.0	52.1%	174 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	57.3	268^th of 698 public high schools	61.6%		56.6	245^th of 697 public high schools	64.8%	23	81.8	47.5	50.0	32.5	65.9	37.5	36.4	22.7	34.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,837	$280	$13,558

Cities Near Varna

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Henry	5.93 mi	2	582^nd
Mc Nabb	6.52 mi	1	435^th
Lacon	8.01 mi	1	310^th
Toluca	8.14 mi	1	595^th
Washburn	9.91 mi	5	598^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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