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Sparta High School

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Sparta High School ranks 511 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Sparta High School is a public high school located in Sparta, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school is part of the Sparta CUSD 140 district, which is ranked 626 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sparta High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 50.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. Similarly, in math and science, Sparta High School's proficiency rates were lower than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 84.7% to 89.0%, which is still lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has ranged from 2.4% to 5.8%, which is higher than the state's average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Red Bud High School, Sparta High School generally performs worse academically. Red Bud High School, located about 16 miles away, has higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, as well as a higher graduation rate and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite increased per-student spending at Sparta High School, from $13,494 in 2020-2021 to $16,160 in 2023-2024, the school has not seen a commensurate improvement in academic outcomes, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies to better support student learning.

309

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,695

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 W Hood St
Sparta, IL 62286-2006

(618) 443-4341

District: Sparta CUSD 140

Feeder schools for Sparta High School:

Elementary:	Evansville Attendance Center
	Sparta Lincoln School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

African American:

14.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Illinois avg48%

511^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

626^th of 811Sparta CUSD 140 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	29.1	511 of 698	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	412 of 697	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	469 of 699	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	468 of 699	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	532 of 688	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	408 of 701	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	479 of 647	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	485 of 642	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	570 of 643	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	387 of 614	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.3	501 of 670	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	509 of 670	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.6	389 of 665	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.9	477 of 655	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	504 of 643	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	449 of 632	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	422 of 624	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.8	405 of 612	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.7	442 of 596	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.4	326 of 590	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.9	440 of 592	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.9	398 of 586	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	261 of 323	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	288 of 294	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	183 of 253	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	81 of 491	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	67 of 428	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	499 of 685	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.4	291 of 664	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	458 of 656	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	338 of 658	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	459 of 639	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	369 of 665	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	475 of 620	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	509 of 672	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	425 of 639	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	473 of 644	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	385 of 626	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	339 of 611	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	291 of 639	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	379 of 585	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	518 of 685	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	459 of 668	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	423 of 668	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	555 of 664	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	533 of 653	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	427 of 675	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	451 of 619	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	203 of 527	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	66 of 476	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	96 of 473	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	508 of 564	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	369 of 554	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	491 of 557	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	428 of 560	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	513 of 553	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	357 of 552	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	480 of 548	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)84th percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science36%-12 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	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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Sparta High School	Public	9-12	205 W Hood St	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 443-4341	309	22	14.0	63.1%	231 (74.8%)	45 (14.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	29.1	511^th of 698 public high schools	26.8%		38	412^th of 697 public high schools	40.9%	99	36.4	31.5	13.6	13.7	21.2	26.0	50.7	37.7	36.2								96.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.2	96.4	96.4	$15,695	$548	$15,147
Coulterville High School	Public	9-12	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 758-2881	64	6	10.1	64.1%	57 (89.1%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	40.3	437^th of 698 public high schools	37.4%		26.3	503^rd of 697 public high schools	27.8%	66	78.6	25.0	35.7	18.8	42.9	18.8	50.0	21.4	28.6								95.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.0	$14,730	$941	$13,789
Marissa Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 School View Dr	Marissa	62257	St. Clair County	Marissa CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 295-2393	226	23	9.8	59.7%	194 (85.8%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	59.1	255^th of 698 public high schools	63.5%		31.7	462^nd of 697 public high schools	33.7%	207	62.2	53.5	36.8	39.5	44.4	37.2	50.0	43.8	43.8	53.6	62.1	71.4	66.7	24.1	21.4	22.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	95.6	$19,124	$1,795	$17,329
Steeleville High School	Public	9-12	701 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 965-3432	148	12	12.8	36.5%	133 (89.9%)	5 (3.4%)	4 (2.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	63.9	216^th of 698 public high schools	69.1%		36.7	423^rd of 697 public high schools	39.3%	207	76.5	47.6	41.2	31.0	55.9	35.7	60.0	48.6	40.0								99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	97.9	$13,011	$137	$12,874
Trico Senior High School	Public	9-12	16533 Highway 4	Campbell Hill	62916	Jackson County	Trico CUSD 176	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 426-1111	220	21	10.4	55.9%	188 (85.5%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.5	480^th of 698 public high schools	31.2%		59	227^th of 697 public high schools	67.4%	253	48.3	42.1	24.1	21.1	43.1	34.2	31.8	24.2	34.8								98.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.2	99.6	98.2	98.7	$18,072	$1,416	$16,656
New Athens High School	Public	9-12	501 Hanft St	New Athens	62264	St. Clair County	New Athens CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 475-2173	164	14	11.7	31.7%	155 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	61.7	236^th of 698 public high schools	66.2%		54	271^st of 697 public high schools	61.1%	35	54.1	55.6	32.4	36.1	35.1	36.1	83.0	42.6	70.2								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	97.0	$16,643	$336	$16,307
Chester High School	Public	9-12	1901 Swanwick St	Chester	62233	Randolph County	Chester CUSD 139	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 826-2302	335	22	15.5	39.4%	294 (87.8%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	40.1	441^st of 698 public high schools	36.8%		34.2	439^th of 697 public high schools	37.0%	2	61.0	48.8	26.8	19.8	45.1	39.5	32.1	13.6	34.6								99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	$16,496	$1,437	$15,060
Red Bud High School	Public	9-12	815 Locust St	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Red Bud CUSD 132	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 282-3826	396	29	13.6	31.8%	373 (94.2%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	66.2	202^nd of 698 public high schools	71.1%		58.9	230^th of 697 public high schools	67.0%	28	69.7	58.2	39.5	33.7	50.0	51.0	45.2	43.0	51.6								99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	$15,008	$192	$14,816
Monroe/Randolph Red Brick School	Public	6-12	134 N Main St	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 680-0154	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career Center of Southern IL	Public	11-12	6137 Beck Rd	Red Bud	62278	Monroe County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 473-2222	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparta High School

How many students attend Sparta High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Sparta High School.

What district is Sparta High School in?

Sparta CUSD 140

What is the racial makeup of Sparta High School?

Students at Sparta High School are 75% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Sparta High School a good school?

Sparta High School ranks 511^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Sparta High School?

Sparta High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Evansville Attendance Center
Elementary : Sparta Lincoln School

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