Ashton-Franklin Center HS

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Ashton, Illinois, Ashton-Franklin Center HS serves 216 students from grades 7 through 12, run under Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 834.

Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 434 students. Ashton-Franklin Center HS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ashton-Franklin Center HS reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lee County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Ashton-Franklin Center HS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Ashton-Franklin Center HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lee County) reports that median household earnings sit near $70,292, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lee County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,778 students), Ashton-Franklin Center HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ashton-Franklin Center Elem Sch, around 4.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ashton-Franklin Center HS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 233 students in 2018 compared to 216 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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