Bluffs High School

Bluffs High School is one of the rural-scale four-year high schools in Bluffs, Illinois, one of the schools within Scott-Morgan CUSD 2, with 51 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% leaner than the state mean of about 834.

Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 169 students. Bluffs High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bluffs High School records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Scott County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Bluffs High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Scott County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bluffs High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.4%; actual is 37.7%, a gap of -15.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Scott County put median household earnings sit near $66,705, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Scott County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 736 students), of which Bluffs High School is one.

The closest other public school is Bluffs Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bluffs High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bluffs High School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 64 (now 51). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

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