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Pawnee Junior/Senior High School

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

Pawnee Junior/Senior High School ranks 243 rd of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 61% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Pawnee Junior/Senior High School serves grades 6–12 and enrolls 247 students in Pawnee, Illinois. Its most important academic pattern is a sharp contrast between strong 11th-grade ACT results and weak all-grades IAR math: in 2025–2026, 73% were proficient in ACT English and 67% in ACT science, while just 21% were proficient in IAR math.

The 11th-grade ACT results were a clear strength compared with both the state and nearby schools: English was 23 percentage points above the state, and science was 19 points above; Pawnee also outscored every nearby school with a reported result in both subjects. In contrast, IAR math was 19 points below the state and 8 below Pawnee CUSD 11. Graduation is another strong result: the 95% rate was the second highest among nearby schools with reported results and 5 points above the state. Chronic absenteeism was 11%, lower than the state’s 24% but higher than the district’s 9%. Because Pawnee serves grades 6–12 while most nearby schools serve grades 9–12, middle-grade comparisons are limited.

Recent results show gains, but not a consistent upward trend: IAR English rose from 37% in 2023–2024 to 73% the next year, then eased to 57% in 2025–2026, still a net increase of 20 points. IAR math gained 8 points over that period, but its gap to the state widened from 16 to 19 points. Graduation climbed from 78% in 2021–2022 to 95% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger placed Pawnee at the 61st statewide percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, fourth among six nearby schools with a rank; that is a recovery from the 57th percentile the prior year, but below its 70th-percentile standing in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024. Context measures include a 10.2 student-teacher ratio and 9% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Male Students rose sharply, from the 43rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 82nd in 2025–2026—21 points above the school’s overall percentile.

247

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,145

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

810 4th St
Pawnee, IL 62558-9680

(217) 625-2471

District: Pawnee CUSD 11

Feeder schools for Pawnee Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Pawnee Grade School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Two or more races:

2.4%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2024 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)

✓Above the Illinois median (61st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2024) to 61st (2026)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Illinois avg48%

Middle school

695^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

243^rd of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

460^th of 738Pawnee CUSD 11 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
2026	37.3	695 of 1126	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	570 of 1368	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	848 of 1363	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	548 of 1367	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	458 of 1369	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	632 of 1241	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	646 of 1356	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	694 of 1293	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	853 of 1293	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	789 of 1294	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.7	433 of 1302	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	472 of 1322	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.1	338 of 1367	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.1	425 of 1327	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.6	216 of 1318	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.5	233 of 1293	82.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	48 of 694	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	34.8	391 of 639	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	493 of 1248	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	552 of 1251	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	839 of 1275	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	654 of 1286	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	439 of 1017	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	482 of 1276	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	580 of 1226	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	569 of 1219	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	242 of 1221	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	666 of 1217	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	705 of 1161	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	535 of 1271	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.4	1022 of 1264	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.6	392 of 1292	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	382 of 1286	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	25.7	783 of 1048	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	787 of 1296	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	757 of 1223	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	219 of 812	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	23.4	678 of 802	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	672 of 754	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	573 of 884	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	759 of 875	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	584 of 895	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	528 of 898	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	594 of 813	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	717 of 905	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	694 of 889	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	243 of 620	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	299 of 698	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	208 of 697	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	213 of 699	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	423 of 699	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	365 of 688	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	397 of 701	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	434 of 647	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	419 of 642	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	349 of 643	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.3	273 of 670	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	294 of 670	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	281 of 665	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.3	126 of 655	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	96 of 643	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	164 of 632	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	112 of 624	82.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	166 of 612	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	55.3	309 of 596	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	78.1	100 of 590	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	51.5	337 of 592	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	80.0	91 of 586	84.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	210 of 491	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	233 of 545	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	179 of 685	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	171 of 664	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	241 of 656	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	406 of 658	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	328 of 639	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	419 of 665	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	406 of 620	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	39.5	398 of 644	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	534 of 639	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	419 of 585	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	93 of 521	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	43.5	390 of 685	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	242 of 668	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	189 of 668	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	39.6	405 of 664	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	387 of 653	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	297 of 675	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	428 of 619	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	244 of 527	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	294 of 515	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	330 of 564	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	215 of 554	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	220 of 557	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.5	464 of 560	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	363 of 553	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	394 of 552	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	447 of 548	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2025)93rd percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)53rd percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-27 vs school

High school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)38th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science43%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-19 vs state

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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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	810 4th St	Pawnee	62558	Sangamon County	Pawnee CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 625-2471	247	24	10.2	8.9%	234 (94.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	56.1	243^rd of 620 public high schools	60.8%		55.2	299^th of 698 public high schools	57.2%	56	55.8	56.5			34.9	28.3	72.7	42.4	66.7	42.9	51.4	55.9	64.3	56.7		32.4		20.6	100%		$18,145	$462	$17,683
South Fork Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	612 Dial Street	Kincaid	62540	Christian County	South Fork School District 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 237-4333	134	11	12.7	53.0%	126 (94.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)														30.6					88.2%		$16,550	$2,179	$14,372
Glenwood High School	Public	9-12	1501 E Plummer Blvd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-2424	1,484	85	17.5	—	1,121 (75.5%)	84 (5.7%)	75 (5.1%)	83 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.1%)	81.1	87^th of 620 public high schools	86.0%		87	70^th of 698 public high schools	90.0%	17	73.0	72.3	53.2	49.5	61.2	63.6	64.9	47.0	61.6										99%		$13,551	$246	$13,305
Capital Area Career Center	Public	11-12	2201 Toronto Rd	Springfield	62712	Sangamon County	Menard/Sangamon ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 529-7614	0	27	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sangamon County Learning Academy	Public	6-12	2201 Toronto Rd Ste C	Springfield	62712	Sangamon County	Menard/Sangamon ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 529-3390	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sangamon Safe School Program	Public	6-12	2201 Toronto Rd	Springfield	62712	Sangamon County	Menard/Sangamon ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 585-8090	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Auburn High School	Public	9-12	511 N 7th St	Auburn	62615	Sangamon County	Auburn CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 438-6817	327	25	12.8	40.1%	295 (90.2%)	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	47.7	308^th of 620 public high schools	50.3%		47	375^th of 698 public high schools	46.3%	67	61.9	56.9	27.4	32.3	50.0	49.2	48.0	24.0	42.7										98.4%		$14,562	$984	$13,578
Edinburg High School	Public	9-12	100 E Martin St	Edinburg	62531	Christian County	Edinburg CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 623-5603	74	7	10.3	52.7%	65 (87.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.8%)	89.8	50^th of 620 public high schools	91.9%		43.4	408^th of 698 public high schools	41.5%	358	85.7	60.0	78.6		71.4														97.1%		$20,477	$701	$19,776
Rochester High School	Public	9-12	1 Rocket Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 498-9761	692	41	16.8	—	624 (90.2%)	16 (2.3%)	16 (2.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	66.2	171^st of 620 public high schools	72.4%		78.9	116^th of 698 public high schools	83.4%	55	66.2	59.6	48.3	39.5	52.8	52.7	56.6	45.1	49.7										100%		$13,565	$278	$13,286
North Mac High School	Public	9-12	231 W Fortune St	Virden	62690	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 965-4127	361	22	16.7	53.2%	339 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	23.4	484^th of 620 public high schools	21.9%		32.5	496^th of 698 public high schools	28.9%	12	39.7	36.6		22.5		23.9	34.7	29.2	40.3										100%		$7,911	$115	$7,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Pawnee Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Pawnee Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Pawnee Junior/Senior High School.

Is Pawnee Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Pawnee Junior/Senior High School ranks 243^rd of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pawnee Junior/Senior High School?

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

Elementary : Pawnee Grade School

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

Students at Pawnee Junior/Senior High School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Pawnee Junior/Senior High School in?

Pawnee CUSD 11

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