Enrollment
93
High
DISTRICT 89 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGAR COUNTY CUD 6·NCES 171337001630
Chrisman High School
23231 IL Highway 1, Chrisman, IL 61924 · (217) 269-2823 · Edgar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Illinois public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
8.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
42 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 30 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 28% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Edgar County CUD 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Chrisman High School
Chrisman High School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman High School this school | 93 | 45.2% | 34.8% |
| V I T Sr High School Table Grove | 90 | 45.6% | 24.7% |
| Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School Hartsburg | 85 | 44.7% | 36.5% |
| Astoria High School Astoria | 86 | 44.2% | 27.5% |
| Waltonville High School Waltonville | 98 | 46.9% | 32.7% |
| Cisne High School Cisne | 104 | 44.2% | 40.6% |
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 Chrisman High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 93 | #664 of 708 |
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
93
-4 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 149
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 | 93 | 10.4 | 8.9:1 | 45% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 10.8 | 8.0:1 | 44% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | 11.2 | 8.7:1 | 46% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 10.4 | 9.3:1 | 33% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 28% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 14 | 8.1:1 | 32% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 132 | 14 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 14 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chrisman High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (96 to 93); teachers unchanged (10.4 to 10.4).
About Chrisman High School
Chrisman High School is a small high school based in Chrisman, Illinois. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 93 students. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
The district, Edgar County CUD 6, has 267 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at Chrisman High School. Smaller groups are 3% Black. For comparison, Edgar County is about 96% White. Chrisman High School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 8.9:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%. That is 10 points below the 55% average for public schools in Edgar County.
allk12 grades Chrisman High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Chrisman High School is 10.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In the county around the school, Edgar County, the median household income is $59,941, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Edgar County is home to 19 public schools and about 2,650 public school students.
The shortest distance from Chrisman High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Chrisman High School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Chrisman High School had 97 students, to 2024-25, when it had 93.
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Edgar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,535
Census ACS
Median income
$59,941
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgar County CUD 6
- Chrisman Elementary SchoolElementary · 120 students
- Chrisman-Scottland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 54 students
Other schools in Chrisman
- Chrisman Elementary SchoolElementary · 120 students
- Chrisman-Scottland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School0.0 mi · 54
- Chrisman Elementary School0.4 mi · 120
- Shiloh High School10.1 mi · 115
- Shiloh Elementary School10.1 mi · 247
- Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School11.4 mi · 243
- Pine Crest Elementary School11.4 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Chrisman High SchoolHow large is Chrisman High School?
Chrisman High School enrolls approximately 93 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chrisman High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chrisman High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Chrisman High School?
Approximately 8.9:1 students per teacher at Chrisman High School.
What is the student diversity at Chrisman High School?
Student demographics at Chrisman High School are roughly 96% White, 3% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Chrisman High School?
Chrisman High School is overseen by Edgar County CUD 6 in Edgar County.
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