Summary:
Johnston City CUSD 1 is a school district in Illinois that contains a single high school, Johnston City High School. The high school serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 330 students. While the school's student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the state average, it faces significant challenges, including below-average academic performance, high levels of economic disadvantage, and elevated chronic absenteeism rates.
Academically, Johnston City High School consistently lags behind state averages in Illinois. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 45.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. Similarly, just 22% were proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, well below the state's 39.3% average. The school's performance on other standardized tests, such as the PreACT Secure and SAT, also falls short of state benchmarks. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is slightly higher.
Despite the district spending $14,314 per student, which is higher than the state average, the data suggests that the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. With over 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the high school serves a population facing significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the lower academic outcomes. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% could also be an important step in improving student performance and engagement.
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