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Chrisman High School

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Chrisman High School ranks 285 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 59% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Chrisman High School is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Chrisman, Illinois, with a student population of just 86 students. The school is part of the Edgar County CUD 6 district, which is ranked 584 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chrisman High School has shown mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 285 to 542 out of Illinois high schools in recent years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 285 out of 698 Illinois high schools and was rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. While the school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state averages, its low socioeconomic status students have shown relatively stronger performance, with the school ranking 139 out of 626 Illinois high schools for this subgroup in the 2021-2022 school year. Chrisman High School's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively high, ranging from 85.7% to 89.0% in recent years, and its dropout rate has been relatively low, ranging from 2.4% to 3.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Heritage High School has consistently higher academic rankings and test scores, while Salt Fork High School and Westville High School have lower rankings and scores. Chrisman High School's increased per-student spending, from $12,885 in the 2020-2021 school year to $16,090 in the 2023-2024 school year, may have contributed to its improved performance, particularly for its low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.9 to 11 in recent years, may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,228

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23231 IL Highway 1
Chrisman, IL 61924-7801

(217) 269-2823

District: Edgar County CUD 6

Feeder schools for Chrisman High School:

Elementary:	Chrisman Elementary School
Middle:	Chrisman-Scottland Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

African American:

3.2%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2014 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Illinois avg48%

285^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

584^th of 811Edgar County CUD 6 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	56.3	285 of 698	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	458 of 697	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	424 of 699	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	345 of 699	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.6	489 of 688	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	413 of 701	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	542 of 647	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.5	475 of 642	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.7	248 of 643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.4	262 of 670	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.7	384 of 670	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	77.3	139 of 665	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	29.7	497 of 655	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	59.9	287 of 643	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.8	318 of 632	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.2	216 of 624	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	27.5	488 of 612	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	68.2	182 of 596	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.6	206 of 590	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.9	201 of 592	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	26.0	475 of 586	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	319 of 685	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	344 of 664	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	331 of 656	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	286 of 658	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	399 of 639	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	403 of 665	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.7	551 of 620	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	359 of 672	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	203 of 639	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	139 of 626	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	534 of 585	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	290 of 685	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.8	502 of 668	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	468 of 668	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	355 of 664	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	521 of 653	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	383 of 675	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	514 of 619	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	329 of 564	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	478 of 554	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	380 of 557	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	352 of 560	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.1	490 of 553	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	379 of 552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.4	533 of 548	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Science43%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%-11 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)	% 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	% 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
Chrisman High School	Public	9-12	23231 IL Highway 1	Chrisman	61924	Edgar County	Edgar County CUD 6	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 269-2823	93	10	8.9	45.2%	89 (95.7%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	285^th of 698 public high schools	59.2%		32.2	458^th of 697 public high schools	34.3%	173	63.3	60.0	20.0	13.3	60.0	53.3	57.1	28.6	42.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	96.4	98.8	100.0	100.0	$18,228	$537	$17,691
Shiloh High School	Public	9-12	21751 N 575th St	Hume	61932	Edgar County	Shiloh CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 531-1850	115	12	10.0	50.4%	103 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	21.4	559^th of 698 public high schools	19.9%		45.9	346^th of 697 public high schools	50.4%	213	34.6	43.5	15.4	4.3	19.2	34.8	30.4	4.3	34.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$20,588	$477	$20,111
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	Public	9-12	500 W Mulberry St	Georgetown	61846	Vermilion County	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 662-6716	243	22	11.2	65.8%	210 (86.4%)	11 (4.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	35.9	478^th of 698 public high schools	31.5%		35.1	434^th of 697 public high schools	37.7%	44	57.1	37.3	25.0	19.6	42.9	29.4	37.3	28.8	27.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.0	$18,849	$636	$18,213
Paris Cooperative High School	Public	9-12	14040 E 1200th Rd	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris Cooperative High School	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 466-1175	0	31	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	48.5	364^th of 698 public high schools	47.9%		49.2	317^th of 697 public high schools	54.5%	47	61.0	49.2	30.8	34.9	36.5	38.1	40.5	33.3	38.9
Paris Cooperative High School 95	Public	9-12	14040 E 1200th Rd	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris-Union School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 466-1175	366	0			325 (88.8%)	9 (2.5%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)								(n/a)										95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2
Paris Cooperative High School 4	Public	9-12	14040 E 1200th Rd	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 466-1175	179	0			174 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)										99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	96.1
Paris Bridges	Public	6-12	210 E Court St	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Clk/Cls/Cmbn/Dglas/Edgr/Mltr/Shlb	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 463-3044	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paris TAOEP	Public	6-12	210 E Court St	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Clk/Cls/Cmbn/Dglas/Edgr/Mltr/Shlb	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 348-0151	0	1	.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%)	31.4	503^rd of 698 public high schools	27.9%		41.2	382^nd of 697 public high schools	45.2%	121	45.8	33.7	11.1	14.0	38.9	29.1	46.2	29.0	35.5	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	99.1	99.1	99.1	$14,662	$1,224	$13,438
Salt Fork High School	Public	9-12	701 W Vermilion St	Catlin	61817	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 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%)	26.6	525^th of 698 public high schools	24.8%		45	351^st of 697 public high schools	49.6%	174	46.9	35.0	14.1	18.3	31.3	23.3	28.6	25.4	36.5	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	100.0	92.7	$13,437	$19	$13,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Chrisman High School

What schools feed into Chrisman High School?

Chrisman High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chrisman Elementary School
Middle : Chrisman-Scottland Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Chrisman High School?

Students at Chrisman High School are 96% White, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Chrisman High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Chrisman High School.

What district is Chrisman High School in?

Edgar County CUD 6

Is Chrisman High School a good school?

Chrisman High School ranks 285^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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