High Schools in Southwestern CUSD 9

Summary:

Southwestern CUSD 9 in Illinois is home to a single high school, Southwestern High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking declining and its academic performance lagging behind state averages in key subjects.

Southwestern High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 289 and 362 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools over the past three school years, and its performance rating by SchoolDigger has been 3 out of 5 stars for the past two school years. The school's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average at 89.0%, and its dropout rate is slightly higher than the state average at 2.4%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Southwestern High School has struggled, with proficiency rates in ACT/ELA, ACT/Math, and ACT/Science all below the state averages. The school's proficiency rates in PreACT Secure/ELA, PreACT Secure/Math, and PreACT Secure/Science for 9th and 10th graders were also below the state averages, and its proficiency rates in SAT/Math and SAT/ELA were significantly below the state averages. However, the school's proficiency rate in ISA/Science for all grades in the 2023-2024 school year was slightly above the state average.

District Detail

201 E City Limits Rd
Brighton, IL 62012-2344

(618) 372-3813

SchoolDigger Rank:
385^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,149

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 2
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
Southwestern High School	Public	9-12	8226 Route 111	Piasa	62079	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 372-3813	370	31	11.7	42.2%	349 (94.3%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	48.6	362^nd of 698 public high schools	48.1%		51.9	289^th of 697 public high schools	58.5%	73	61.5	41.8	30.8	25.5	51.3	33.7	45.1	29.7	42.9	98.2	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	98.0	98.2	97.5	$15,000	$1,533	$13,468

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alton CUSD 11	6.2 mi	11	728^th
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Bunker Hill CUSD 8	9.51 mi	2	556^th
Region III Special Educational Coop	9.55 mi	7
Bethalto CUSD 8	10.48 mi	5	456^th

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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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