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What's one thing Cahokia High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
850
High
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAHOKIA CUSD 187·NCES 170804000409
Cahokia High School
800 Range Ln, Cahokia, IL 62206 · (618) 332-3730 · St. Clair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
645 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 324 | 38% |
| Grade 10 | 225 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 17% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cahokia CUSD 187. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Cahokia High School
Cahokia High School's state test result (10.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahokia High School this school | 850 | 75.9% | 10.1% |
| South Shore Intl Col Prep High School Chicago | 625 | 73.0% | 28.2% |
| Art in Motion Charter School Chicago | 602 | 79.1% | 15.6% |
| Morgan Park High School Chicago | 1,349 | 77.9% | 26.6% |
| Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn Chicago | 591 | 72.4% | 16.4% |
| Simeon Career Academy High School Chicago | 1,095 | 71.0% | 14.9% |
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 Cahokia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #515 of 573 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #247 of 708 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #509 of 528 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #368 of 537 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #132 of 578 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #286 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
850
+44 (+5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,243
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 | 850 | 45.8 | 18.6:1 | 76% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 783 | 47.6 | 16.4:1 | 82% (644) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 51.1 | 16.5:1 | 94% (796) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 56.7 | 15.6:1 | 85% (749) |
| 2015-16 | 975 | 57 | 17.1:1 | 67% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 977 | 72 | 13.6:1 | 81% (795) |
| 2000-01 | 1,363 | 77 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,243 | 69 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cahokia High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (883 to 850); teachers down 19% (56.7 to 45.8).
About Cahokia High School
Cahokia High School is a high school in Cahokia, Illinois, and it is part of Cahokia CUSD 187. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 850 students.
Cahokia High School sits within Cahokia CUSD 187, which has 8 schools and 2,991 students.
At Cahokia High School, 89% of students are Black. The school is also 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% White. That is higher than the 28% Black share among all St. Clair County residents. The diversity index for Cahokia High School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.6 students per teacher. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. The school reported 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in St. Clair County report 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cahokia High School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Illinois public high schools.
Cahokia High School is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.1% against a predicted 27.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for St. Clair County show that the median household earns about $73,854 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. St. Clair County has 96 public schools with about 40,879 students, including Cahokia High School.
About 0.4 miles separate Cahokia High School from the closest public school, Estelle Sauget School of Choice. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Cahokia High School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 850, up from 806 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cahokia High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cahokia CUSD 187
- Wirth/Parks Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Lalumier Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Huffman Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Penniman Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Elizabeth Morris Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
Other schools in Cahokia
- Wirth/Parks Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Huffman Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Penniman Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Elizabeth Morris Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Estelle Sauget School of ChoiceElementary · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Estelle Sauget School of Choice0.4 mi · 240
- Penniman Elementary School0.7 mi · 250
- Maplewood Elementary School0.7 mi · 290
- Elizabeth Morris Elementary School1.0 mi · 246
- Huffman Elementary School1.2 mi · 268
- Wirth/Parks Middle School1.9 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Cahokia High SchoolHow large is Cahokia High School?
Cahokia High School enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cahokia High School serve?
Cahokia High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Cahokia High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Cahokia High School.
How diverse is Cahokia High School?
Cahokia High School reports a student body of 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 89% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cahokia High School in?
Cahokia High School is part of Cahokia CUSD 187.
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