Summary:
Knoxville CUSD 202 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Knoxville, with only one high school, Knoxville Senior High School. The high school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 314th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 394th out of 698 in 2024-2025. While the school's performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts is slightly better than the state average, it lags behind in Mathematics and Science.
Knoxville Senior High School has a relatively small student population of 283 students, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 48.41%, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged population. The school's per-student spending of $15,543 in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, suggesting a relatively well-funded school district. However, the school's four-year graduation rate of 89.0% in 2024-2025 is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average.
One of the most concerning findings is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average. This high rate of chronic absenteeism may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance and could be an area of focus for the Knoxville CUSD 202 district to address. Overall, the analysis suggests that Knoxville Senior High School faces some challenges in terms of academic performance, attendance, and serving a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, which may require targeted interventions and effective resource allocation to improve student outcomes.
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