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The highest-poverty public schools in Macoupin County, Illinois

Across Macoupin County, Illinois, 24 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ben-Gil Elementary School leads the list at 66.2%, against a median of 48.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Macoupin County, Illinois

Top % FRL

66.2%

Median % FRL

48.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MACOUPIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Ben-Gil Elementary School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	Elementary	523	66.2%
2	North Mac Intermediate	Girard, IL	North Mac CUSD 34	Elementary	224	62.9%
3	Gillespie Middle School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	Middle	244	62.7%
4	Gillespie High School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	High	328	56.7%
5	North Mac Middle School	Girard, IL	North Mac CUSD 34	Middle	228	54.4%
6	North Mac Elementary	Virden, IL	North Mac CUSD 34	Elementary	342	54.1%
7	North Mac High School	Virden, IL	North Mac CUSD 34	High	361	53.2%
8	Bunker Hill High School	Bunker Hill, IL	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	High	166	52.4%
9	Northwestern Elem School	Palmyra, IL	Northwestern CUSD 2	Elementary	189	52.4%
10	Wolf Ridge Education Center	Bunker Hill, IL	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	Elementary	407	51.4%
11	Carlinville Primary School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	Elementary	376	51.3%
12	Staunton Elem School	Staunton, IL	Staunton CUSD 6	Elementary	541	48.6%
13	Mt Olive High School	Mount Olive, IL	Mount Olive CUSD 5	High	151	48.3%
14	Mt Olive Elementary School	Mount Olive, IL	Mount Olive CUSD 5	Elementary	328	47.6%
15	Shipman Elem School	Shipman, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	Elementary	155	47.1%
16	Carlinville Middle School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	Middle	286	46.5%
17	Carlinville Intermediate School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	Elementary	267	44.2%
18	Brighton North Primary School	Brighton, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	Elementary	293	43.3%
19	Southwestern High School	Piasa, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	High	370	42.2%
20	Southwestern Middle School	Piasa, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	Middle	171	42.1%
21	Carlinville High School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	High	353	40.8%
22	Medora Intermediate School	Medora, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	Middle	160	40.6%
23	Staunton Jr High School	Staunton, IL	Staunton CUSD 6	Middle	240	39.6%
24	Staunton High School	Staunton, IL	Staunton CUSD 6	High	384	34.6%

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