High Schools in Altamont CUSD 10

Summary:

Altamont CUSD 10 is a school district in Illinois that contains only one high school, Altamont High School. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 247th out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 401st out of 699 in 2022-2023. Its performance rating by SchoolDigger has also varied, from 3 out of 5 stars in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to 2 out of 5 stars in 2022-2023.

Academically, Altamont High School's proficiency rates on various assessments have been mixed. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in ACT/English Language Arts (51.8%), ACT/Mathematics (48.2%), and ACT/Science (44.6%) were close to or slightly above the state averages. However, its proficiency rates in PreACT Secure/English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for 9th and 10th grades were generally lower than the state averages. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in SAT/Mathematics (24.5%) and SAT/English Language Arts (24.5%) were lower than the state averages, but its proficiency rate in ISA/Science for all grades (70.8%) was significantly higher than the state average.

Demographically, Altamont CUSD 10 has a relatively small high school population of 219 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.2, which is lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for 2023-2024 was $13,995, higher than the state average, and it has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 47.03% in 2023-2024.

District Detail

7 S Ewing St
Altamont, IL 62411-1265

(618) 483-6195

SchoolDigger Rank:
281^st of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 684

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Altamont High School	Public	9-12	7 S Ewing St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 483-6194	222	21	10.8	51.4%	208 (93.7%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	60	249^th of 698 public high schools	64.3%		56.4	247^th of 697 public high schools	64.6%	2	60.3	47.1	39.7	31.4	47.8	45.1	51.8	48.2	44.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$14,834	$372	$14,462

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
St Elmo CUSD 202	5.85 mi	3	495^th
Beecher City CUSD 20	9.48 mi	2	349^th
Effingham CUSD 40	10.55 mi	6	370^th
Bnd/Chrstn/Effngh/Fytt/Mntgmr ROE	11.35 mi	8
Eastern IL Area of Special Educ	12.03 mi	7

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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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