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Harrisburg High School

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Harrisburg High School ranks 495 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Harrisburg High School is a public high school located in Harrisburg, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 528 students. The school is part of the Harrisburg CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 579 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrisburg High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 31.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%, and only 22.2% proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is on par with the state average, but its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 2.4% to 5.9% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 2-3%. Additionally, Harrisburg High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 42.9% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 15-20%.

Interestingly, Harrisburg High School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups. For example, African American students and multi-racial students perform better than their White counterparts, while the school's homeless student population performs exceptionally well, ranking 8 out of 125 Illinois high schools in the 2023-2024 school year and 4 out of 104 in the 2022-2023 school year, both with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to nearby high schools, such as Crab Orchard High School, Harrisburg High School generally underperforms on most academic metrics.

491

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,241

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 W College St
Harrisburg, IL 62946-2518

(618) 253-7637

District: Harrisburg CUSD 3

Feeder schools for Harrisburg High School:

Elementary:	East Side Intermediate School
	West Side Primary School
Middle:	Harrisburg Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (81% vs 89%)

!Dropout rate above the Illinois average (6% vs 2%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Illinois avg48%

495^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

579^th of 811Harrisburg CUSD 3 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	32.6	495 of 698	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	497 of 697	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	452 of 699	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	435 of 699	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	492 of 688	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	516 of 701	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	440 of 647	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	478 of 642	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.9	341 of 643	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	303 of 614	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.4	364 of 670	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	416 of 670	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.7	346 of 665	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.0	364 of 655	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	444 of 643	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	455 of 632	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.1	358 of 624	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	392 of 612	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.7	352 of 596	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.3	249 of 590	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.4	286 of 592	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	52.4	319 of 586	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	150 of 299	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	257 of 491	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	219 of 429	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	253 of 428	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	466 of 685	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	495 of 664	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	399 of 656	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	348 of 658	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	454 of 639	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	513 of 665	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	444 of 620	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	25 of 138	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	8 of 125	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	4 of 104	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	450 of 672	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	449 of 639	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	313 of 644	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	311 of 626	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	291 of 611	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.5	498 of 639	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	418 of 585	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	485 of 685	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	440 of 668	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	463 of 668	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	470 of 664	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	478 of 653	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	449 of 675	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	398 of 619	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	174 of 211	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	175 of 182	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	395 of 527	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	361 of 482	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	349 of 476	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	170 of 493	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	512 of 564	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	503 of 554	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	470 of 557	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	463 of 560	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	465 of 553	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	511 of 552	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	474 of 548	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+53 vs school

African American (2024)50th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Science31%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 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
Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	333 W College St	Harrisburg	62946	Saline County	Harrisburg CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 253-7637	491	39	12.5	60.5%	385 (78.4%)	24 (4.9%)	28 (5.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.6%)	32.6	495^th of 698 public high schools	29.1%		27.1	497^th of 697 public high schools	28.7%	2	50.0	48.6	19.8	16.5	30.2	40.4	31.3	22.2	31.3	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	96.7	$15,241	$478	$14,763
School District 428 Iyc-Hrb	Public	7-12	1201 W Poplar St	Harrisburg	62946	Saline County	IDJJ School District 428	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 252-8681	42	11	3.8	100.0%	14 (33.3%)	20 (47.6%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.3%)								(n/a)																		$58,233	$8,711	$49,522
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School	Public	9-12	7071 Us 45 S	Carrier Mills	62917	Saline County	Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 994-2392	94	10	9.7	55.3%	76 (80.9%)	7 (7.4%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.5%)	36.7	472^nd of 698 public high schools	32.4%		21.1	539^th of 697 public high schools	22.7%	67	66.7	52.0	22.2	4.0	38.9	40.0	32.0	16.0	32.0	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	100.0	96.3	99.1	91.7	$17,780	$1,233	$16,546
Galatia High School	Public	9-12	200 N McKinley St	Galatia	62935	Saline County	Galatia CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 297-4571	115	12	9.6	47.0%	111 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	47.1	374^th of 698 public high schools	46.4%		46.9	335^th of 697 public high schools	51.9%	39	66.7	65.7	25.9	20.0	40.7	42.9	40.9	27.3	27.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	96.3	$13,370	$1,082	$12,288
Eldorado High School	Public	9-12	2200 Illinois Ave	Eldorado	62930	Saline County	Eldorado CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 273-2881	309	25	12.1	63.1%	283 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	14.6	596^th of 698 public high schools	14.6%		17.3	578^th of 697 public high schools	17.1%	18	36.4	26.6	12.5	7.8	12.5	23.4	25.0	10.3	27.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.7	99.0	99.3	99.3	$18,198	$1,229	$16,969
Crab Orchard High School	Public	9-12	19189 Bailey St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Crab Orchard CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 982-2181	154	12	13.1	39.0%	148 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	47.4	371^st of 698 public high schools	46.8%		28.8	482^nd of 697 public high schools	30.8%	111	57.8	52.6	15.6	21.1	33.3	42.1	56.7	33.3	46.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,824	$241	$13,583
Gallatin High School	Public	9-12	5175 Highway 13	Junction	62954	Gallatin County	Gallatin CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 272-3821	203	17	11.8	53.2%	195 (96.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	37.3	468^th of 698 public high schools	33.0%		26.8	500^th of 697 public high schools	28.3%	32	65.5	57.9	12.7	18.4	34.5	42.1	37.8	16.2	21.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.5	99.5	$14,249	$1,344	$12,905
Thompsonville High School	Public	9-12	21191 Shawneetown Rd	Thompsonville	62890	Franklin County	Thompsonville CUSD 174	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 627-2446	90	11	8.2	52.2%	90 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.2	510^th of 698 public high schools	26.9%		19.2	556^th of 697 public high schools	20.2%	46	57.1	38.5	14.3	15.4	28.6	30.8	20.0	24.0	40.0	100.0	96.9	96.9	96.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	84.4	$17,022	$2,155	$14,868

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrisburg High School

What is the racial makeup of Harrisburg High School?

Students at Harrisburg High School are 78% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Harrisburg High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Harrisburg High School.

What district is Harrisburg High School in?

Harrisburg CUSD 3

What schools feed into Harrisburg High School?

Harrisburg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Side Intermediate School
Elementary : West Side Primary School
Middle : Harrisburg Middle School

Is Harrisburg High School a good school?

Harrisburg High School ranks 495^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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