Summary:
Gallatin CUSD 7 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one high school, Gallatin High School. This high school serves a relatively small student population of 195 students and faces several challenges, including consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly low-income student population.
Gallatin High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 468 and 500 out of 698-699 Illinois high schools over the past three school years, with a 1-2 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate is 89.0%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is 2.4%, slightly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on various assessments, including the ACT, PreACT Secure, SAT, and Illinois Science Assessment, are significantly lower than the state averages.
Despite the school's performance challenges, it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.8 and higher per-student spending of $14,648 compared to the state averages. These resources suggest that Gallatin CUSD 7 may have the capacity to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes at Gallatin High School. Addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance, such as high chronic absenteeism and the needs of its predominantly low-income student population, could be crucial for the school's future success.
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