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Bushnell-Prairie City High School

Q: Is Bushnell-Prairie City High School a good school?

Bushnell-Prairie City High School ranks 435 th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 30% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Bushnell-Prairie City High School is a public school serving 175 students in grades 9–12 in Bushnell, Illinois. The clearest concern for families is attendance: in 2025–2026, 42% of students were chronically absent, the highest rate among the six nearby schools and above the state’s 24% and the district’s 27%.

Academic results are mixed by grade. Ninth-grade ELA was relatively close to the state rate: 59% at the school, compared with 62% statewide and a 58% average at nearby schools with results; ninth-grade science was also about 3 points below the state. By contrast, 10th-grade ELA proficiency was 31%, 23 points below the state and 18 points below the nearby-school average. Eleventh-grade ACT ELA was 37%, 13 points below the state and the lowest among nearby schools with reported results; science was also below the state and nearby peers. The school’s results shown match those for Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170. The 10th- and 11th-grade math scores are suppressed, so they cannot be compared.

Some results have improved, though not consistently: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ninth-grade ELA rose 13 points, ninth-grade math rose 18 points, and 10th-grade ELA rose 3 points, while 11th-grade ACT ELA fell 9 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 30th percentile statewide, 435th of 620 Illinois high schools, with one star; its percentile improved from 22 the previous year but remains tied for lowest among these six schools. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 7.3, second-lowest nearby, while free/reduced lunch eligibility was 57%, the highest in the group. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 61st percentile, above the school’s overall 30th percentile, but that group’s ranking has varied sharply across years. Its ranking for White Students was at the 9th percentile, 21 points below the overall ranking.

175

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,906

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

845 Walnut St
Bushnell, IL 61422-1253

(309) 772-2113

District: Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170

Feeder schools for Bushnell-Prairie City High School:

Elementary:	Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School
Middle:	Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (83% vs 90%)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Illinois avg47%

435^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

675^th of 738Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 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	33.3	435 of 620	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	541 of 698	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	433 of 697	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	590 of 699	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	587 of 699	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	500 of 688	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	545 of 701	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	471 of 647	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.2	387 of 642	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.0	463 of 643	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.9	374 of 614	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.4	550 of 670	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	64.0	266 of 670	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	30.6	506 of 665	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	460 of 655	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	390 of 643	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.0	433 of 632	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	469 of 624	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.7	417 of 612	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.2	298 of 596	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.9	373 of 590	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.4	448 of 592	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	67.1	183 of 586	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	376 of 491	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	253 of 545	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.3	539 of 685	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	407 of 664	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.7	591 of 656	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	535 of 658	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	427 of 639	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	478 of 665	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	488 of 620	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	185 of 478	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.9	540 of 672	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.0	176 of 639	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	20.1	537 of 644	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	513 of 626	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	519 of 611	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	404 of 639	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	289 of 585	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	517 of 685	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	419 of 668	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	533 of 668	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	595 of 664	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	526 of 653	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	549 of 675	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	331 of 619	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	368 of 527	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	471 of 515	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	534 of 564	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	493 of 554	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	548 of 557	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	551 of 560	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	496 of 553	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	529 of 552	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	484 of 548	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)61st percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2026)9th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-8 vs state

English Language Arts37%-13 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 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
Bushnell-Prairie City High School	Public	9-12	845 Walnut St	Bushnell	61422	McDonough County	Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 772-2113	175	24	7.3	56.6%	152 (86.9%)	6 (3.4%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	33.3	435^th of 620 public high schools	29.8%		24.1	541^st of 698 public high schools	22.5%	106	58.5	30.8	26.8		43.9		37.2		39.5	96.6%		$19,906	$1,743	$18,163
ROYALS Academy Macomb	Public	6-12	341 S Johnson St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROYALS RSSP Macomb	Public	6-12	341 S Johnson St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Macomb Senior High School	Public	9-12	1525 S Johnson St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Macomb CUSD 185	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 837-2331	660	39	16.9	50.5%	481 (72.9%)	86 (13.0%)	29 (4.4%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.1%)	48.2	302^nd of 620 public high schools	51.3%		57.7	264^th of 698 public high schools	62.2%	38	61.0	52.6	29.3	31.6	44.5	46.6	51.4	30.1	49.0	98.3%		$16,035	$404	$15,631
V I T Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 E US Highway 136	Table Grove	61482	Fulton County	V I T Cusd 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 758-5136	90	14	6.5	45.6%	86 (95.6%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	43.4	354^th of 620 public high schools	42.9%		38.2	462^nd of 698 public high schools	33.8%	108	61.9	40.0								92.1%		$25,318	$1,044	$24,274
Abingdon-Avon High School	Public	9-12	600 W Martin St	Abingdon	61410	Knox County	Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 462-2338	278	24	11.3	51.4%	236 (84.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	33.6	434^th of 620 public high schools	30.0%		40	443^rd of 698 public high schools	36.5%	9	35.6	49.0	25.4		33.9	40.8	48.5	21.2	48.5	99.3%		$17,907	$541	$17,367
West Prairie Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 S Hun St	Colchester	62326	McDonough County	West Prairie CUSD 103	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 776-3220	170	15	11.4	55.3%	162 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	60.9	210^th of 620 public high schools	66.1%		45.5	390^th of 698 public high schools	44.1%	180	76.9	52.5	43.6	30.0	71.8	50.0	58.3	30.6	44.4	95.8%		$21,180	$503	$20,677
Cuba Senior High School	Public	9-12	20325 N State Route 97	Cuba	61427	Fulton County	CUSD 3 Fulton County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 785-7122	118	10	11.5	38.1%	108 (91.5%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	51.2	277^th of 620 public high schools	55.3%		52.9	316^th of 698 public high schools	54.7%	39	55.9	48.4	35.3		41.2	32.3	51.9	48.1	63.0	97.5%		$19,108	$432	$18,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Bushnell-Prairie City High School

What schools feed into Bushnell-Prairie City High School?

Bushnell-Prairie City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School
Middle : Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School

What district is Bushnell-Prairie City High School in?

Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170

How many students attend Bushnell-Prairie City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Bushnell-Prairie City High School.

Is Bushnell-Prairie City High School a good school?

Bushnell-Prairie City High School ranks 435^th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bushnell-Prairie City High School?

Students at Bushnell-Prairie City High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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