Enrollment
96
High
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·A-C CENTRAL CUSD 262·NCES 170010505357
A-C Central High School
601 W Buchanan St, Ashland, IL 62612 · (217) 476-3312 · Cass County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
37 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 21 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 28% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within A-C Central CUSD 262. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A-C Central High School
A-C Central High School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-C Central High School this school | 96 | 38.5% | 31.5% |
| Armstrong High School Armstrong | 114 | 37.7% | 28.0% |
| Northwestern High School Palmyra | 94 | 39.4% | 34.5% |
| Cuba Sr High School Cuba | 118 | 38.1% | 33.2% |
| River Ridge High School Hanover | 128 | 36.7% | 44.1% |
| Windsor Jr & Sr High School Windsor | 134 | 37.3% | 32.0% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A-C Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #659 of 708 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
96
-31 (-24%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96 | 7.8 | 12.4:1 | 39% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 11.6 | 9.2:1 | 39% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 112 | 14.6 | 7.7:1 | 33% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 141 | 12.3 | 11.4:1 | 47% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 14 | 9.2:1 | 41% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 16 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A-C Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (141 to 96); teachers down 37% (12.3 to 7.8).
About A-C Central High School
A-C Central High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Ashland, Illinois. There are 96 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 88% below the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
A-C Central High School is run by A-C Central CUSD 262, whose 3 schools enroll 314 students.
By race and ethnicity, A-C Central High School is 91% White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Cass County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at A-C Central High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 7.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.4:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Roughly 39% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cass County is 69%.
A-C Central High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Illinois public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, A-C Central High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Illinois. Predicted: 49.3%. Actual: 31.5%.
In the wider Cass County area, the median household earns about $68,125 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A-C Central High School shares Cass County with 7 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, A-C Central Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, A-C Central High School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes A-C Central High School as Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 24%.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,784
Census ACS
Median income
$68,125
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,352 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in A-C Central CUSD 262
- A-C Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 129 students
- A-C Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 89 students
Nearby schools
- A-C Central Middle School0.0 mi · 89
- Pleasant Plains High School5.1 mi · 416
- Pleasant Plains Middle School11.5 mi · 393
- Virginia Jr/ Sr High School11.5 mi · 156
- Virginia Elementary School11.5 mi · 180
- Porta High School11.5 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About A-C Central High SchoolHow many students attend A-C Central High School?
A-C Central High School enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 09-12.
Is A-C Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
A-C Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does A-C Central High School have?
A-C Central High School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A-C Central High School?
At A-C Central High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is A-C Central High School in?
A-C Central High School is part of A-C Central CUSD 262.
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