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Salt Fork High School

Public Grades 9-12

521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Salt Fork High School is a 248-student school serving grades 9–12 in Catlin, within Salt Fork Community Unit District 512. Its clearest academic challenge is math, and grade 10 science is a particular low point: 23% of students were proficient in science on the 2025–2026 PreACT Secure, compared with 48% statewide and results ranging from 25% to 48% at nearby schools—making Salt Fork the lowest of the five nearby schools with a reported score.

English language arts is a relative strength against nearby schools in grades 9 and 10, though Salt Fork remains below state proficiency. Grade 10 ELA was 42%, above the nearby-school average of 38% but below the state’s 54%; grade 9 ELA was 44%, second-highest among the five nearby schools. By grade 11, ELA was 24%, fourth among the nearby schools and well below the state’s 50%. Salt Fork’s reported test-score figures match its district’s exactly, while all its current reported test results are below state rates. Attendance and graduation are more favorable: chronic absenteeism was 20%, lower than the state’s 24% and the lowest among nearby schools, while the 88% graduation rate was second-highest among them and close to the state’s 90%.

Results have moved in different directions: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, grade 10 ELA rose 7 percentage points and grade 9 math rose 7 points, while grade 9 ELA fell 3 points and grade 10 math fell 2. SchoolDigger’s statewide rating fell from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 16th percentile, with 1 star, in 2025–2026. Context figures include a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 in 2024–2025 and 54% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also point to concern about how well the school serves White students: their ranking fell from the 30th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 2nd percentile in 2025–2026. For Special Education Students, the 2024–2025 ranking was at the 9th percentile, down from the 42nd percentile in 2021–2022.

248

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,260

Per pupil spending ?

54.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

701 W Vermilion St
Catlin, IL 61817-9781

(217) 427-5331

District: Salt Fork Community Unit District 512

Feeder schools for Salt Fork High School:

Elementary:	Salt Fork North Elementary School
	Salt Fork South Elementary School
Middle:	Salt Fork Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

3.2%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2018 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Illinois avg47%

521^st of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 27 pts since 2018

From bottom 43% (2018) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

594^th of 738Salt Fork Community Unit District 512 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
2026	16.5	521 of 620	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	525 of 698	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	351 of 697	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	362 of 699	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	382 of 699	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	524 of 688	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	346 of 701	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	372 of 647	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	456 of 545	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	509 of 685	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	336 of 664	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	374 of 656	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	262 of 658	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	427 of 639	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	300 of 665	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	446 of 620	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	464 of 672	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	221 of 639	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	410 of 644	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	427 of 626	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	540 of 611	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	405 of 639	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	248 of 585	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	387 of 521	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	529 of 685	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.3	336 of 668	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	298 of 668	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	431 of 664	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	548 of 653	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	347 of 675	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	283 of 619	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	478 of 527	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	507 of 515	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	545 of 564	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	388 of 554	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	330 of 557	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	421 of 560	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	516 of 553	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	386 of 552	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	372 of 548	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-22 vs state

English Language Arts24%-26 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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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	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
Salt Fork High School	Public	9-12	701 W Vermilion St	Catlin	61817	Vermilion County	Salt Fork Community Unit District 512	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 427-5331	248	16	15.3	54.0%	225 (90.7%)	7 (2.8%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	16.5	521^st of 620 public high schools	16.0%		26.6	525^th of 698 public high schools	24.8%	4	44.3	41.7	21.3	16.7		23.3	24.1		25.9	98.8%		$14,260	$33	$14,227
Middlefork School RSSP	Public	6-12	15009 Catlin Tilton Rd	Danville	61834	Vermilion County	Vermilion ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 443-8273	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middlefork Life Skills Program	Public	5-12	15009 Catlin Tilton Rd	Danville	61833	Vermilion County	Vermilion Assoc for Special Educ	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 443-8273	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middlefork Life Skills Program-Intermediate	Public	5-12	15009 Catlin Tilton Rd	Danville	61833	Vermilion County	Vermilion Assoc for Special Educ	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 443-8273	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middlefork School TAOEP	Public	6-12	15009 Catlin Tilton Rd	Danville	61834	Vermilion County	Vermilion ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 443-8273	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westville High School	Public	9-12	918 N State St	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 267-2183	334	20	16.7	52.4%	299 (89.5%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	16.6	519^th of 620 public high schools	16.3%		31.4	503^rd of 698 public high schools	27.9%	16	36.5	33.3	16.5		22.6	31.7	36.5	23.5	29.4	98%		$15,924	$803	$15,122
Vermilion County Detention Center	Public	6-12	150 Sager St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 431-6691	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kenneth D Bailey Academy	Public	5-12	502 E Main St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 477-0302	0	10	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100%
Danville High School	Public	9-12	202 E Fairchild St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-1504	1,253	83	15.0	82.9%	432 (34.5%)	528 (42.1%)	149 (11.9%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	127 (10.1%)	9.5	555^th of 620 public high schools	10.5%		16.5	577^th of 698 public high schools	17.3%	22	35.4	32.0	12.4	10.5	26.7	24.6	20.4	10.7	20.4	99.4%		$22,000	$820	$21,179
Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	5870 US Route 150	Fithian	61844	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 354-2358	256	22	11.9	51.6%	232 (90.6%)	5 (2.0%)	17 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	40.4	378^th of 620 public high schools	39.0%		44.2	399^th of 698 public high schools	42.8%	21	50.9	45.8	24.1	18.6	41.5	47.5	52.3	34.1	47.7	98.6%		$18,714	$416	$18,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Salt Fork High School

How many students attend Salt Fork High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Salt Fork High School.

Is Salt Fork High School a good school?

Salt Fork High School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Salt Fork High School in?

Salt Fork Community Unit District 512

What schools feed into Salt Fork High School?

Salt Fork High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Salt Fork North Elementary School
Elementary : Salt Fork South Elementary School
Middle : Salt Fork Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Salt Fork High School?

Students at Salt Fork High School are 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 school spending dataOct 30, 2026

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2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresOct 30, 2026

2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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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