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Mahomet-Seymour High School

Public Grades 9-12
44th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 698 Illinois High Schools
Better than 94% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Mahomet-Seymour High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Mahomet, Illinois, with a total enrollment of 1,014 students. The school is part of the Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 132 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mahomet-Seymour High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 27th and 62nd out of over 600 high schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating exceptional academic performance. Students at Mahomet-Seymour High School significantly outperform the state averages in all major standardized tests, including ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school also has a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 96.7% over the past few years, well above the state average, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 1.4% to 2.7%.

Mahomet-Seymour High School significantly outperforms the nearby Urbana High School and Blue Ridge High School in academic metrics such as test scores, graduation rates, and rankings. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.9% to 26.3% in recent years, which is an area the school may want to focus on to further improve student outcomes. Additionally, Mahomet-Seymour High School's spending per student has increased from $10,771 in the 2020-2021 school year to $12,986 in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a commitment to investing in the school's resources and programs.

1,050
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,027
Per pupil spending ?
23%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 302 W State St
       Mahomet, IL  61853

(217) 586-4962

District: Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3


Feeder schools for Mahomet-Seymour High School:

Elementary:    Lincoln Trail Elementary School
    Middletown Prairie Elementary
Middle:    Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
81.1%
Two or more races:
6.5%
Hispanic:
6.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (70% vs 48% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 6% of Illinois high schools
97% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school70%
District avg70%
Illinois avg48%
44th of 698
Illinois public high schools ?
Top 6%▲ up 13 pts since 2015
From top 19% (2015) to top 6% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
132nd of 811Mahomet-Seymour 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202592.444 of 69893.7%★★★★★
202496.235 of 69795.0%★★★★★
202391.849 of 69993.0%★★★★★
202288.958 of 69991.7%★★★★★
202195.841 of 68894.0%★★★★★
201989.062 of 70191.2%★★★★★
201892.838 of 64794.1%★★★★★
201795.028 of 64295.6%★★★★★
201686.327 of 64395.8%★★★★★
201575.0118 of 61480.8%★★★★☆
201491.244 of 67093.4%★★★★★
201387.368 of 67089.9%★★★★☆
201288.555 of 66591.7%★★★★★
201178.7123 of 65581.2%★★★★☆
201079.9105 of 64383.7%★★★★☆
200983.975 of 63288.1%★★★★☆
200881.890 of 62485.6%★★★★☆
200785.558 of 61290.5%★★★★★
200679.897 of 59683.7%★★★★☆
200588.137 of 59093.7%★★★★★
200491.525 of 59295.8%★★★★★
200384.857 of 58690.3%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.276 of 14848.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.7235 of 49152.1%★★★☆☆
202441.1180 of 42958.0%★★★☆☆
202350.0152 of 42864.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202592.510 of 28496.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202591.144 of 68593.6%★★★★★
202497.425 of 66496.2%★★★★★
202390.253 of 65691.9%★★★★★
202290.347 of 65892.9%★★★★★
202197.724 of 63996.2%★★★★★
201989.955 of 66591.7%★★★★★
201891.838 of 62093.9%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.338 of 36689.6%★★★★☆
202495.021 of 33693.8%★★★★★
202299.15 of 33598.5%★★★★★
202174.952 of 31783.6%★★★★☆
201894.315 of 29194.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.256 of 67291.7%★★★★★
202473.9114 of 63982.2%★★★★☆
202392.621 of 64496.7%★★★★★
202277.380 of 62687.2%★★★★☆
202191.139 of 61193.6%★★★★★
201970.5120 of 63981.2%★★★★☆
201890.025 of 58595.7%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202591.248 of 68593.0%★★★★★
202492.956 of 66891.6%★★★★★
202391.850 of 66892.5%★★★★★
202284.976 of 66488.6%★★★★☆
202188.173 of 65388.8%★★★★☆
201985.779 of 67588.3%★★★★☆
201892.236 of 61994.2%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202575.650 of 21176.3%★★★★☆
202494.015 of 18291.8%★★★★★
202342.388 of 16346.0%★★☆☆☆
202184.925 of 16084.4%★★★★☆
201983.225 of 16584.8%★★★★☆
201889.017 of 15489.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202587.255 of 52789.6%★★★★☆
202485.262 of 48287.1%★★★★☆
202395.829 of 47693.9%★★★★★
202231.2286 of 49342.0%★★☆☆☆
202158.3114 of 45374.8%★★★★☆
201929.6306 of 47335.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201895.215 of 37496.0%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202587.165 of 56488.5%★★★★☆
202489.061 of 55489.0%★★★★☆
202386.055 of 55790.1%★★★★★
202277.399 of 56082.3%★★★★☆
202189.661 of 55389.0%★★★★☆
201979.096 of 55282.6%★★★★☆
201888.752 of 54890.5%★★★★★
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)
English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)94th percentile~ school
Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-17 vs school
Disabled (2025)52nd percentile-42 vs school
Asian (2025)49th percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts73%+21 vs state
Science71%+22 vs state
Mathematics69%+30 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,050 students attended Mahomet-Seymour High School.

Students at Mahomet-Seymour High School are 81% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Yes. Mahomet-Seymour High School ranks in the top 6.3% of Illinois high schools.


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2024–25 school spending dataOct 30, 2025
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 30, 2025
2024–25 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresOct 30, 2025
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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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