Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch

Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch, a micro-enrollment secondary school in Bushnell, Illinois, overseen by Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170, teaches 175 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 79% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 (602 students total), Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with McDonough County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 32.0%, a residual of -6.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for McDonough County put the typical household earns roughly $52,795 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across McDonough County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,250 students), Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch is one campus in the mix.

Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 29.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 175). White enrollment moved from 96% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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