Enrollment
166
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNKER HILL CUSD 8·NCES 170777000392
Bunker Hill High School
314 S Meissner St, Bunker Hill, IL 62014 · (618) 585-3232 · Macoupin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest 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
10.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
87 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 9 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Bunker Hill CUSD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2023-24 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.5%
IL avg 51.0%
Math
9.1%
IL avg 37.9%
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38.
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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Bunker Hill High School
Bunker Hill High School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill High School this school | 166 | 52.4% | 38.5% |
| Okaw Valley High School Bethany | 162 | 51.9% | 35.2% |
| Midland High School Varna | 194 | 52.1% | 31.7% |
| Hardin County High School Elizabethtown | 175 | 52.6% | 26.6% |
| Martinsville Jr- Sr High School Martinsville | 146 | 52.7% | 25.9% |
| Grayville Jr Sr High School Grayville | 145 | 53.8% | 42.0% |
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 Bunker Hill High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macoupin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #221 of 573 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #63 of 75 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #44 of 75 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #580 of 708 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #270 of 578 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #40 of 358 | N/A |
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
166
-57 (-26%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 255
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 | 166 | 16.5 | 10.1:1 | 52% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 19.2 | 10.9:1 | 43% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 17.8 | 12.2:1 | 39% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 18.6 | 11.7:1 | 48% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 45% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 35% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bunker Hill High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (218 to 166); teachers down 11% (18.6 to 16.5).
About Bunker Hill High School
Bunker Hill High School is a small high school in Bunker Hill, Illinois. The school reports 166 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
The district for Bunker Hill High School is Bunker Hill CUSD 8, with 2 schools and 573 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bunker Hill High School is 89% White. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bunker Hill High School was 10.1:1. This ratio sits 3.7 below the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 52%. For comparison, public schools in Macoupin County average 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Bunker Hill High School is B+. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bunker Hill High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5%, compared with a predicted 41.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Macoupin County has about 44,350 residents, and the median household income is $70,805, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Bunker Hill High School, Macoupin County has 27 other public schools.
Nearby, Wolf Ridge Education Center is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bunker Hill High School at 7th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 57 fewer students in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bunker Hill High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Macoupin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,350
Census ACS
Median income
$70,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bunker Hill CUSD 8
- Wolf Ridge Education CenterElementary · 407 students
Other schools in Bunker Hill
- Wolf Ridge Education CenterElementary · 407 students
Other Bunker Hill High schools
One other US public school is named Bunker Hill High. Bunker Hill High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bunker Hill HighClaremont, NC · 845 students
Nearby schools
- Wolf Ridge Education Center0.3 mi · 407
- Shipman Elementary School6.8 mi · 155
- Midway School7.6 mi · 120
- Staunton Jr High School9.0 mi · 240
- Staunton Elementary School9.0 mi · 541
- Staunton High School9.0 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Bunker Hill High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bunker Hill High School?
Bunker Hill High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bunker Hill High School serve?
Bunker Hill High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bunker Hill High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bunker Hill High School is approximately 10.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bunker Hill High School?
Student demographics at Bunker Hill High School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bunker Hill High School in?
Bunker Hill High School is part of Bunker Hill CUSD 8.
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