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Best High Schools in Macoupin County, IL

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Illinois State Board of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,207

Students

Districts

Top rankedStaunton High School197^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Gillespie High School up 134 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bunker Hill High School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
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 Alternative Education Center-Greene	Public	10-12	227 E 1St South St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Calhoun/Greene/Jersy/Macoupin ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 854-7733	0	6	.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)
ROE Safe School Greene	Public	6-12	227 E 1St South St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Calhoun/Greene/Jersy/Macoupin ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 374-2411	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROE Safe School Jersey	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 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%)	32.5	496^th of 698 public high schools	28.9%		50.2	308^th of 697 public high schools	55.8%	188	54.8	31.6	21.4	12.7	33.3	27.8	42.7	23.6	41.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	98.4	$11,207	$96	$11,111
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%)	38.5	458^th of 698 public high schools	34.4%		64.3	197^th of 697 public high schools	71.7%	261	46.9	45.9	15.6	18.9	25.0	40.5	46.7	37.8	40.0	98.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.5	99.0	100.0	96.6	$16,746	$702	$16,044
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%)	54.5	306^th of 698 public high schools	56.2%		61.3	215^th of 697 public high schools	69.2%	91	62.4	46.1	34.1	28.9	36.5	50.0	52.3	34.9	45.3	99.2	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.2	98.3	99.2	97.5	$14,851	$644	$14,207
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%)	49.8	346^th of 698 public high schools	50.4%		28.8	480^th of 697 public high schools	31.1%	134	56.1	52.4	39.0	30.2	43.9	36.5	35.6	35.6	38.9	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.4	99.7	99.4	$15,669	$788	$14,881
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%)	60.2	247^th of 698 public high schools	64.6%		82.4	105^th of 697 public high schools	84.9%	142	78.4	60.0	29.7	8.3	56.8	54.3	50.0	28.9	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,249	$866	$13,383
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%)	51.7	328^th of 698 public high schools	53.0%		45.9	343^rd of 697 public high schools	50.8%	15	56.3	62.5	15.6	41.7	40.6	62.5	50.0	25.0	25.0	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.0	$22,037	$1,663	$20,374
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%)	48.6	362^nd of 698 public high schools	48.1%		51.9	289^th of 697 public high schools	58.5%	73	61.5	41.8	30.8	25.5	51.3	33.7	45.1	29.7	42.9	98.2	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	98.0	98.2	97.5	$15,000	$1,533	$13,468
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%)	66.7	197^th of 698 public high schools	71.8%		47.5	328^th of 697 public high schools	52.9%	131	62.5	60.7	38.8	40.5	53.8	56.0	50.0	44.2	39.4	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$12,114	$575	$11,540

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.