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Best Public Schools in Macoupin County, IL

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Schools

7,221

Students

Districts

Top rankedStaunton Elementary School438^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bunker Hill High School up 149 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bunker Hill High School 10 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
ROE Alternative Education Center-Macoupin	Public	10-12	227 E 1St South St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Calhoun/Greene/Jersy/Macoupin ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 854-4016	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROE Safe School Macoupin	Public	6-12	227 E 1St South St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Calhoun/Greene/Jersy/Macoupin ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 854-4016	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Mac Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	231 W Fortune St	Virden	62690	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 965-5424	342	27	12.9	54.1%	304 (88.9%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)								(n/a)																										96.6%		$11,282	$515	$10,767
North Mac Intermediate	Public	3-5	525 N 3rd St	Girard	62640	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 627-2419	224	19	12.1	62.9%	208 (92.9%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	17.5	1434^th of 1737 public elementary schools	17.4%		41.1	1188^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.2%	246										30.9		31.5	39.7	42.6				37.9	38.4	26.9					25.6	97.1%		$9,863	$444	$9,419
North Mac High School	Public	9-12	231 W Fortune St	Virden	62690	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 965-4127	361	22	16.7	53.2%	339 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	23.4	484^th of 620 public high schools	21.9%		32.5	496^th of 698 public high schools	28.9%	12	39.7	36.6		22.5		23.9	34.7	29.2	40.3																	100%		$7,911	$115	$7,795
North Mac Middle School	Public	6-8	525 N 3rd St	Girard	62640	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 627-2136	228	20	11.6	54.4%	207 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	14	990^th of 1126 public middle schools	12.1%		29.1	948^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.7%	42											26.3				54.7	28.4	38.3	40.1				17.2	20.9		16.0	100%		$10,113	$615	$9,498
Bunker Hill High School	Public	9-12	314 S Meissner St	Bunker Hill	62014	Macoupin County	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 585-3232	166	17	10.0	52.4%	148 (89.2%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	47.7	309^th of 620 public high schools	50.2%		38.5	458^th of 698 public high schools	34.4%	149	73.3	44.4	37.8		46.7		40.5		38.1																	99.4%		$16,899	$610	$16,289
Wolf Ridge Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	700 W Orange St	Bunker Hill	62014	Macoupin County	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 585-4831	407	27	15.3	51.4%	372 (91.4%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	37.4	1057^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.1%		42.1	1164^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.4%	107										59.0	63.2	34.3	42.2	56.4	63.2	75.7	94.7	60.8	48.6	22.2				26.3	25.9	96.5%		$12,037	$808	$11,229
Carlinville High School	Public	9-12	829 W Main St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-3104	353	33	10.5	40.8%	331 (93.8%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	54.1	255^th of 620 public high schools	58.9%		54.5	306^th of 698 public high schools	56.2%	51	66.7	55.7	42.4	39.2	40.4	50.6	46.6	34.2	45.2																	98.1%		$15,075	$481	$14,595
Carlinville Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Illinois Ave	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-3106	286	17	16.4	46.5%	266 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	43.9	612^th of 1126 public middle schools	45.6%		66	413^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.8%	199											52.4				70.4	69.5	70.6	70.2				23.8	29.3	15.3	22.7	97.6%		$14,345	$1,304	$13,042
Carlinville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	18456 Shipman Rd	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-9849	376	27	13.9	51.3%	331 (88.0%)	10 (2.7%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)								(n/a)																										96.5%		$13,486	$815	$12,671
Carlinville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	450 W Buchanan St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-9523	267	16	16.6	44.2%	242 (90.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	60.2	668^th of 1737 public elementary schools	61.5%		70.5	589^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.4%	79										53.3		63.0	61.8	67.8				64.1	71.3	32.6	48.9				52.3	96.9%		$11,245	$502	$10,743
Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	412 Oregon St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 839-2116	244	18	13.6	62.7%	229 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	41.4	640^th of 1126 public middle schools	43.2%		50.1	619^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.8%	21											58.0				53.8	37.7	52.4	48.5				31.2	43.5	50.0	41.7	100%		$14,832	$960	$13,872
Gillespie High School	Public	9-12	612 Broadway St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 839-2114	328	25	13.0	56.7%	312 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	59.6	220^th of 620 public high schools	64.5%		49.8	346^th of 698 public high schools	50.4%	126	71.9	53.8	56.3	30.8	44.4	44.9	66.7	33.3	46.7																	99.7%		$16,215	$855	$15,359
Ben-Gil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Kelly St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 839-4828	523	42	12.4	66.2%	494 (94.5%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	42.3	964^th of 1737 public elementary schools	44.5%		60	810^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.6%	154										52.2		44.2	59.2	63.8				55.4	45.5	44.7	23.2				38.3	98.3%		$15,955	$2,100	$13,855
Mt Olive High School	Public	9-12	804 W Main St	Mount Olive	62069	Macoupin County	Mount Olive CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 999-4231	151	13	12.0	48.3%	146 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	46.2	323^rd of 620 public high schools	47.9%		60.2	247^th of 698 public high schools	64.6%	76	48.8	63.2	23.3	26.3	39.5	65.8	36.4	30.3	57.6																	99.4%		$15,107	$480	$14,627
Mt Olive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 W Main St	Mount Olive	62069	Macoupin County	Mount Olive CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 999-4241	328	30	10.8	47.6%	323 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	35.5	1088^th of 1737 public elementary schools	37.4%		50.8	989^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.9%	99										25.0	41.5	50.0	50.0	25.0	66.7	52.4	80.5	53.9	55.9					31.7	32.1	98.4%		$15,443	$1,366	$14,077
Northwestern Junior High School	Public	7-8	30889 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 436-2011	40	5	7.9	52.5%	37 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)																46.2		42.6							23.4	97.8%		$16,553	$507	$16,046
Northwestern High School	Public	9-12	30889 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 436-2011	94	12	7.9	39.4%	91 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	38.9	388^th of 620 public high schools	37.4%		51.7	328^th of 698 public high schools	53.0%	60		34.5				41.4	43.5		47.8																	94.6%		$22,272	$543	$21,729
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30953 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 436-2442	189	17	11.1	52.4%	181 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	58.3	696^th of 1737 public elementary schools	59.9%		60.5	795^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.3%	99										60.0		58.3	66.7	80.8	60.0			67.0	41.7	40.7	50.0				44.3	96.1%		$17,308	$1,489	$15,819
Brighton North Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	201 E City Limits Rd	Brighton	62012	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 372-3813	293	18	15.9	43.3%	271 (92.5%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)																										96.8%		$13,525	$1,008	$12,517
Medora Intermediate School	Public	5-6	124 N Elm St	Medora	62063	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 372-3813	160	12	13.0	40.6%	154 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)										71.8				72.9	69.0			70.9			38.8	28.7			33.7	97.2%		$14,494	$1,318	$13,175
Shipman Elementary School	Public	3-4	211 Dora Reno White St	Shipman	62685	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 372-3813	155	13	12.0	47.1%	149 (96.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	69.6	488^th of 1737 public elementary schools	71.9%		76.8	462^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	77.5%	26												71.6	76.8					73.9	61.4	44.9					54.1	96.2%		$14,370	$1,332	$13,038
Southwestern High School	Public	9-12	8226 Route 111	Piasa	62079	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 372-3813	370	31	11.7	42.2%	349 (94.3%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	24.8	478^th of 620 public high schools	22.9%		48.6	362^nd of 698 public high schools	48.1%	116	47.7	41.0	24.4	21.8	37.2	32.1	33.7	25.3	32.6																	98.1%		$15,962	$1,184	$14,778
Southwestern Middle School	Public	7-8	8226 Route 111	Piasa	62079	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 372-3813	171	14	12.1	42.1%	161 (94.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	52.8	492^nd of 1126 public middle schools	56.3%		50.3	615^th of 1368 public middle schools	55.0%	123											63.2					71.4	56.3	63.4					51.9	20.7	35.4	98.8%		$15,092	$512	$14,580
Staunton High School	Public	9-12	801 N Deneen St	Staunton	62088	Macoupin County	Staunton CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 635-3838	384	25	15.3	34.6%	350 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	55.8	246^th of 620 public high schools	60.3%		66.7	197^th of 698 public high schools	71.8%	49	69.2	48.8	50.0	31.3	61.5	41.3	51.8	38.6	37.3																	97.2%		$12,945	$546	$12,399
Staunton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 N Deneen St	Staunton	62088	Macoupin County	Staunton CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 635-3831	541	35	15.2	48.6%	511 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	71.7	438^th of 1737 public elementary schools	74.8%		72.1	551^st of 2056 public elementary schools	73.2%	113										58.4		70.4	72.4	70.1				71.0	69.0	55.3	46.8				56.7	97.8%		$11,183	$590	$10,593
Staunton Junior High School	Public	6-8	801 N Deneen St	Staunton	62088	Macoupin County	Staunton CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 635-3831	240	18	13.6	39.6%	224 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	68.8	309^th of 1126 public middle schools	72.6%		78.2	267^th of 1368 public middle schools	80.5%	42											72.7				76.7	75.0	81.8	77.7				40.0	43.4	41.6	41.6	97.7%		$12,255	$546	$11,710

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