Central Comm High School

Central Comm High School operates as a close-knit 9-12 campus in Breese, Illinois, operated by Central CHSD 71. Current enrollment sits at 629 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Central CHSD 71 is the operating authority for Central Comm High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Central Comm High School shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Central Comm High School logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Central Comm High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Clinton County (around 36%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Comm High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.2%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of -1.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clinton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $86,588 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Clinton County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students), of which Central Comm High School is one.

The closest other public school is Breese Elem School, roughly 2.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Comm High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Central Comm High School's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 592 (now 629). Over the same period, the White share declined from 97% to 92%.

On this page, the feed for Central Comm High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.