Abingdon-Avon High Sch

Located at 600 W Martin St, in Abingdon, Illinois, Abingdon-Avon High Sch is an one-room-style 9-12 campus that serves 278 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 67% below typical.

Abingdon-Avon High Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276, a district that hosts 906 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Abingdon-Avon High Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Knox County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Abingdon-Avon High Sch shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Abingdon-Avon High Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Knox County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Abingdon-Avon High Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,030 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,359 students), Abingdon-Avon High Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hedding Grade Sch, around 0.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Abingdon-Avon High Sch at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

Abingdon-Avon High Sch operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abingdon-Avon High Sch has increased 13%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 93% to 85% over that span.

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