Summary:
The Reed Custer CUSD 255U district in Illinois has only one high school, Reed-Custer High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 274 and 349 out of 699-698 Illinois high schools over the past three school years, with a rating of 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Reed-Custer High School's performance varies across different subject areas and grade levels. While the 9th-grade proficiency rates in some subjects are higher than the state average, the 10th- and 11th-grade proficiency rates tend to be lower, suggesting potential challenges in maintaining academic progress as students advance through high school. The school's four-year graduation rate is 89.0%, slightly above the state average, but its dropout rate of 2.4% is lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the state average.
Regarding the school's demographics and finances, Reed-Custer High School has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 43.07%, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending is $21,206, which is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 11.1 is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the district is allocating resources to support the school's educational programs, but the academic performance data indicates that these resources may not be translating into consistently strong outcomes across all subject areas and grade levels.
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