Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond is one of the rural-scale senior highs in Arthur, Illinois, operated by Arthur CUSD 305, with 310 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Across the 4 schools in Arthur CUSD 305 (925 students total), Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. Compared to Douglas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 48.4%.

Across the wider county, Douglas County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,320, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Douglas County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,780 students), of which Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond is one.

Nearest neighbor: Arthur Grade School, around 0.3 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 Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 310 (now 310). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 2% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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