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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Central High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	800 W Washington St	Farina	62838	Fayette County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 245-3363	183	19	9.6	47.0%	176 (96.2%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	473^rd of 620 public high schools	23.7%		24.9	535^th of 698 public high schools	23.4%	62	46.8				34.0		27.3		40.9	99.4%		$17,395	$452	$16,943
St Elmo Senior High School	14.0mi	Public	9-12	300 W 12th St	Saint Elmo	62458	Fayette County	St Elmo CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 829-3227	113	9	12.7	45.1%	104 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.6	274^th of 620 public high schools	55.8%		42.8	411^th of 698 public high schools	41.1%	137	56.3	55.0	34.4		43.8	60.0	42.3		46.2	99.1%		$14,681	$2,336	$12,345
Brownstown High School	14.2mi	Public	9-12	421 S College Ave	Brownstown	62418	Fayette County	Brownstown CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 427-3839	102	9	11.8	68.6%	99 (97.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	57.1	235^th of 620 public high schools	62.1%		38.6	456^th of 698 public high schools	34.7%	221	62.5	50.0			34.4	70.0				99.1%		$14,269	$1,396	$12,873
Altamont High School	15.2mi	Public	9-12	7 S Ewing St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 483-6194	222	21	10.8	51.4%	208 (93.7%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	50.9	280^th of 620 public high schools	54.8%		60	249^th of 698 public high schools	64.3%	31	50.0	50.0	37.5	39.4	55.4	45.5	50.9	34.0	45.3	99.2%		$17,031	$1,778	$15,253
North Clay Community High School	15.4mi	Public	9-12	500 Rte 45 N	Louisville	62858	Clay County	North Clay CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 665-3102	178	16	11.0	44.4%	169 (94.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	27	467^th of 620 public high schools	24.7%		28.2	515^th of 698 public high schools	26.2%	48	46.2	32.6	25.6		35.9	30.4	40.0		43.3	98.2%		$16,970	$133	$16,837
Salem Community High School	16.6mi	Public	9-12	1200 N Broadway Ave	Salem	62881	Marion County	Salem CHSD 600	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 548-0727	706	44	15.9	44.8%	666 (94.3%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	36	418^th of 620 public high schools	32.6%		47.2	373^rd of 698 public high schools	46.6%	45	56.0	47.1	28.6	25.9	40.5	32.8	50.4	28.6	36.1	98.7%		$14,293	$788	$13,506
Patoka Senior High School	17.3mi	Public	9-12	1220 Kinoka Rd	Patoka	62875	Marion County	Patoka CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 432-5440	61	7	8.5	36.1%	58 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)	76.5									100%		$21,680	$383	$21,297
Okaw Area Vocational Center	19.6mi	Public	11-12	1109 N 8th St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Bond/Christian/Effingham/Fayette/Montgomery ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 283-5150	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Vandalia Community High School	19.6mi	Public	9-12	1109 N 8th St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 283-5155	411	42	9.7	49.1%	373 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	25.9	472^nd of 620 public high schools	23.9%		41.1	429^th of 698 public high schools	38.5%	43	50.6	41.6	28.1	19.8	27.0	32.7	32.3	26.3	41.4	99.3%		$18,610	$926	$17,684
New Approach Alternative High School	19.9mi	Public	9-12	1500 W Jefferson St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Bond/Christian/Effingham/Fayette/Montgomery ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 283-9311	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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