Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECHER CITY CUSD 20·NCES 170546000225
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School
438 E State Highway 33, Beecher City, IL 62414 · (618) 487-5100 · Effingham County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
76 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 6 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 13% |
Student demographics
16%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 Beecher City CUSD 20. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 21.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Beecher City Jr-Sr High School
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher City Jr-Sr High School this school | 165 | 46.1% | 41.3% |
| Oblong High School Oblong | 165 | 44.8% | 28.2% |
| Hamilton High School Hamilton | 193 | 47.2% | 38.0% |
| Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School Washburn | 156 | 46.8% | 31.2% |
| Henry-Senachwine High School Henry | 147 | 46.9% | 37.4% |
| Goreville High School Goreville | 166 | 44.6% | 38.3% |
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 Beecher City Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #180 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #38 of 75 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #47 of 75 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #582 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #337 of 578 |
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
165
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 181
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 | 165 | 16.4 | 10.0:1 | 46% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 15.4 | 11.1:1 | 44% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 15.7 | 10.6:1 | 41% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 15 | 10.0:1 | 44% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 48% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 14 | 13.7:1 | 33% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beecher City Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (150 to 165); teachers up 10% (15 to 16.4).
About Beecher City Jr-Sr High School
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is a small high school for students in Beecher City, Illinois. Its 165 students are spread across grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Beecher City CUSD 20 has 361 students spread across 2 schools.
About 92% of the student body at Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is White. Other students are 2% Black and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 16.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.0:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 46%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Effingham County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is B+. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is 44.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.3%.
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is located in Effingham County, where the median household income is $80,404, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Beecher City Jr-Sr High School, Effingham County has 17 other public schools.
Nearby, Beecher City Grade School is about 0.7 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 47.0% on proficiency, and Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is below that at 41.3%.
In the federal locale system, Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 166 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 165.
Community posts for Beecher City Jr-Sr High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,522
Census ACS
Median income
$80,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beecher City CUSD 20
- Beecher City Grade SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in Beecher City
- Beecher City Grade SchoolElementary · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Beecher City Grade School0.7 mi · 196
- Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School5.2 mi · 168
- Altamont High School9.4 mi · 222
- Altamont Grade School9.6 mi · 462
- Cowden-Herrick Grade School10.3 mi · 175
- St Elmo Jr High School10.9 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About Beecher City Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Beecher City Jr-Sr High School?
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Beecher City Jr-Sr High School serve?
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Beecher City Jr-Sr High School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Beecher City Jr-Sr High School.
What is the student diversity at Beecher City Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Beecher City Jr-Sr High School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Beecher City Jr-Sr High School in?
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is part of Beecher City CUSD 20.
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