Summary:
Dongola Unified School District 66 in Illinois is home to a single high school, Dongola High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance is generally below the state average, ranking 520 out of 698 Illinois high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Dongola High School has a total enrollment of 60 students, with a high percentage (68.33%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests, such as the ACT and PreACT Secure, is significantly lower than the state averages across all subject areas.
Despite the Dongola Unified School District 66 spending $14,297 per student, which is higher than the state average, and a student-teacher ratio of 20:1, which is slightly higher than the state average, Dongola High School's academic performance remains below the state's standards. This suggests that simply increasing funding and resources may not be enough to improve the school's outcomes, and other factors, such as curriculum, teaching quality, and student support, may need to be addressed.
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