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Webber High School

Public Grades 9-12

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Webber High School is a public high school located in Bluford, Illinois, serving 129 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bluford Unit School District 318, which is ranked 742 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Webber High School consistently underperforms compared to state averages on standardized tests like the ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.6% and 89.0%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.4% to 3.4%, which is higher than the state's average. Additionally, Webber High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.9% to 26.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School, Webber High School's academic performance is significantly lower. Webber High School's statewide ranking has also declined, from 253 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 580 out of 698 in 2024-2025. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, ranging from $13,500 to $14,717 in recent years, its academic performance remains below par, suggesting the need for a re-evaluation of resource allocation and implementation of more effective strategies to improve student outcomes.

134

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,016

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 6Th St
Bluford, IL 62814-1418

(618) 732-6121

District: Bluford Unit School District 318

Feeder schools for Webber High School:

Elementary:

Bluford Grade School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2018 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Illinois avg48%

580^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

742^nd of 811Bluford Unit School District 318 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	580 of 698	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	602 of 697	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	543 of 699	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.0	253 of 699	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	525 of 688	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	383 of 701	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	521 of 647	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	530 of 685	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	487 of 664	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	519 of 656	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.2	196 of 658	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	33.7	399 of 639	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	281 of 665	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.9	460 of 620	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	542 of 672	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	436 of 644	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	485 of 626	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	501 of 611	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	317 of 639	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	609 of 685	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	505 of 668	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	339 of 664	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	551 of 653	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	533 of 675	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	563 of 619	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	557 of 564	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	546 of 554	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	533 of 557	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	330 of 560	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.1	520 of 553	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	411 of 552	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	514 of 548	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Mathematics17%-23 vs state

Science17%-32 vs state

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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)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% 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
Webber High School	Public	9-12	901 6Th St	Bluford	62814	Jefferson County	Bluford Unit School District 318	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 732-6121	134	11	12.6	34.3%	128 (95.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	16	580^th of 698 public high schools	16.9%		14.7	602^nd of 697 public high schools	13.6%	22	41.4	22.9	20.7	8.6	24.1	20.0	22.2	16.7	16.7								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	$14,016	$1,081	$12,935
MVTHS East Campus	Public	9-12	716 Casey Ave	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mt Vernon Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 246-2740	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wayne City High School	Public	9-12	408 E Mill St	Wayne City	62895	Wayne County	Wayne City CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 895-3108	135	15	9.2	34.1%	133 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	70.1	172^nd of 698 public high schools	75.4%		72.2	153^rd of 697 public high schools	78.0%	19	71.9	53.7	59.4	48.8	43.8	51.2	50.0	46.4	46.4								98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.9	98.6	97.2	$15,277	$1,117	$14,161
Mt Vernon Alternative School	Public	7-12	2300 Benton Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 316-7071	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Safe School Program	Public	6-12	2300 Benton Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 316-7071	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mt Vernon Area Career Center	Public	11-12	11101 N Wells Bypass Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 244-3700	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	11101 N Wells Bypass Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mt Vernon Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 246-1750	1,233	86	14.3	56.4%	865 (70.2%)	196 (15.9%)	49 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (9.2%)	37	470^th of 698 public high schools	32.7%		36.1	427^th of 697 public high schools	38.7%	43	60.0	32.0	27.5	19.8	46.7	29.9	36.6	21.7	33.9								97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.0	$18,114	$880	$17,235
Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	300 N Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 735-2631	174	14	12.4	36.2%	158 (90.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	61.2	242^nd of 698 public high schools	65.3%		56.1	250^th of 697 public high schools	64.1%	8	70.8	52.8	37.5	30.2	45.8	50.9	40.0	40.0	51.4								97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	94.9	$13,748	$456	$13,292
Waltonville High School	Public	9-12	804 W Knob St	Waltonville	62894	Jefferson County	Waltonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 279-7211	98	9	10.8	46.9%	95 (96.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	41.4	427^th of 698 public high schools	38.8%		21.1	540^th of 697 public high schools	22.5%	113	57.9	42.4	15.8	6.1	42.1	39.4	68.2	4.5	50.0								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	$13,970	$652	$13,318
Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Fox Ln	Mc Leansboro	62859	Hamilton County	Hamilton County CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 643-2328	480	33	14.7	53.1%	462 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45	393^rd of 698 public high schools	43.7%		17.7	574^th of 697 public high schools	17.6%	181	42.3	47.1	23.1	31.0	30.8	42.5	58.2	26.9	46.3	47.6	50.0	53.7	51.8	38.4	29.3	33.9	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	98.3	$11,682	$1,356	$10,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Webber High School

What schools feed into Webber High School?

Webber High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bluford Grade School

What district is Webber High School in?

Bluford Unit School District 318

What is the racial makeup of Webber High School?

Students at Webber High School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Webber High School a good school?

Webber High School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Webber High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended Webber High School.

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