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Cairo Junior/Senior High School

Q: Is Cairo Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Cairo Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend Cairo Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Cairo Junior/Senior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cairo Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Cairo Junior/Senior High School are 78% African American, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Cairo Junior/Senior High School?

Cairo Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cairo Elementary School

Public Grades 7-12

652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Cairo Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Cairo, Illinois, with a total enrollment of 120 students. The school is part of the Cairo Unified School District 1, which is ranked 811 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high per-student spending, ranging from $22,614 to $30,210, Cairo Junior/Senior High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Illinois, with rankings between 652 and 696 out of 698-701 high schools over the past 8 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 2.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 64.3% and 89.0%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 2.4% to 3.4%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Century Junior/Senior High School, Egyptian Senior High School, and Meridian High School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but they generally outperform Cairo Junior/Senior High School on various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The combination of a high-poverty student population, low academic achievement, and high chronic absenteeism suggests that Cairo Junior/Senior High School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.

130

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,068

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4201 Sycamore St
Cairo, IL 62914-1047

(618) 734-2187

District: Cairo Unified School District 1

Feeder schools for Cairo Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Cairo Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.5%

White:

10.8%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (80% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg9%

Illinois avg47%

Middle school

1,368^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

652^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

811^th of 811Cairo Unified School District 1 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	1368 of 1368	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1245 of 1363	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1350 of 1367	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1213 of 1369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1310 of 1356	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1229 of 1293	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1251 of 1293	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	1293 of 1294	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	1287 of 1302	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	1303 of 1322	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	1209 of 1367	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	1037 of 1365	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	1152 of 1344	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	1327 of 1327	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.9	1300 of 1318	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	1283 of 1293	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	1134 of 1287	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	1198 of 1272	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	1061 of 1209	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.7	1113 of 1204	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	572 of 574	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	367 of 548	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	487 of 569	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	542 of 565	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	436 of 511	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1242 of 1248	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1034 of 1251	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1251 of 1275	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1232 of 1276	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1202 of 1226	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1229 of 1229	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1046 of 1219	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1205 of 1234	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1049 of 1221	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1162 of 1217	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1089 of 1161	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	9.6	1282 of 1292	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1161 of 1296	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1101 of 1223	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	652 of 698	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	651 of 697	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	670 of 699	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	696 of 699	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	673 of 701	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	617 of 647	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	599 of 642	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	553 of 643	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	640 of 670	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	631 of 670	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	631 of 665	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	587 of 655	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	622 of 643	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	599 of 632	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	581 of 624	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	606 of 612	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	559 of 596	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.1	569 of 590	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.1	572 of 592	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	561 of 586	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	267 of 323	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	245 of 301	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	294 of 294	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	252 of 299	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	206 of 253	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	625 of 685	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	594 of 664	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	596 of 656	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	644 of 665	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	603 of 620	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	622 of 672	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	582 of 639	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	620 of 644	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	621 of 626	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	611 of 639	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	551 of 585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	673 of 685	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	611 of 668	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts2%-51 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

Science0%-45 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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	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
Cairo Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4201 Sycamore St	Cairo	62914	Alexander County	Cairo Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 734-2187	130	12	10.8	96.9%	14 (10.8%)	102 (78.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.5%)	7	652^nd of 698 public high schools	6.6%		11.4	651^st of 697 public high schools	6.6%	1	40.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	13.3	17.4	7.7	7.7	7.7	0.0		0.0	5.9	2.1		3.3	0.0	2.1									$27,068	$2,939	$24,129
Meridian High School	Public	6-12	1401 Mounds Rd	Mounds	62964	Pulaski County	Meridian CUSD 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 342-6778	206	14	14.3	98.5%	61 (29.6%)	112 (54.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.6%)	5.6	667^th of 698 public high schools	4.4%		13	623^rd of 697 public high schools	10.6%	44	5.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	25.0	9.5	15.8	2.6	5.3	5.0	20.8	13.0	10.0	14.9	4.2	0.0	0.0	1.5	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	$22,874	$2,087	$20,787
Five County Regional Vocational Center	Public	11-12	130 Washington Ave	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Alxndr/Jcksn/Pulsk/Prry/Union ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 747-2703	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Egyptian Senior High School	Public	9-12	20023 Diswood Rd	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Egyptian CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 776-5251	84	10	8.2	98.8%	68 (81.0%)	7 (8.3%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.3%)	22.3	553^rd of 698 public high schools	20.8%		20.2	547^th of 697 public high schools	21.5%	6	63.2	28.6	0.0	7.1	31.6	21.4	30.8	15.4	26.9										97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.6	$18,837	$1,890	$16,947
Century Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	4721 Shawnee College Rd	Ullin	62992	Pulaski County	Century CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 845-3518	146	16	9.3	61.6%	125 (85.6%)	10 (6.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	22.6	550^th of 698 public high schools	21.2%		11.4	651^st of 697 public high schools	6.6%	101	45.8	36.4	16.7	9.1	25.0	40.9	12.5	18.8	25.0	47.4	9.5	50.0	42.1	34.4	4.8	45.8	26.3	26.6	92.3	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.3	94.2	87.2	$13,720	$736	$12,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Cairo Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Cairo Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Cairo Junior/Senior High School.

What district is Cairo Junior/Senior High School in?

Cairo Unified School District 1

Is Cairo Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Cairo Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Cairo Junior/Senior High School?

Cairo Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cairo Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Cairo Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Cairo Junior/Senior High School are 78% African American, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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