Christopher High

As a tiny 9-12 campus in Christopher, Illinois, Christopher High hosts 206 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Christopher USD 99. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 75% smaller than typical.

Within Christopher USD 99, which oversees 2 schools and 716 students, Christopher High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Christopher High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Christopher High has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Christopher High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 37.3%; actual is 22.9%, a gap of -14.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $56,740, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Christopher High is one of 25 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 5,523 students).

Nearest neighbor: Christopher Elem School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Christopher High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Christopher High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Christopher High's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 221 (now 206). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Christopher High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.