Summary:
Crab Orchard CUSD 3 is a small school district in Illinois that contains a single high school, Crab Orchard High School. The school serves grades 9-12 and has a relatively low statewide ranking, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years. While the school's graduation rate is slightly above the state average at 89.0%, it struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Crab Orchard High School's performance is mixed. The school performs better than the state average in English Language Arts but worse in Mathematics and Science. Additionally, 34.75% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. This suggests the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges, which could impact academic performance.
Despite these challenges, Crab Orchard High School has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10:1 and spends slightly more per student than the state average at $13,077 per student. However, the school's statewide ranking has been steadily declining over the past three school years, indicating the need for the Crab Orchard CUSD 3 district to focus on addressing the school's performance issues, particularly in the areas of chronic absenteeism and uneven academic achievement.
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