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What's the most underrated thing about Clinton High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
514
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON CUSD 15·NCES 171044001260
Clinton High School
1200 State Route 54 W, Clinton, IL 61727 · (217) 935-8337 · De Witt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest 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
12.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
268 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 136 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 27% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Clinton CUSD 15. 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 Clinton High School
Clinton High School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton High School this school | 514 | 52.1% | 26.9% |
| Anna-Jonesboro High School Anna | 476 | 50.6% | 34.4% |
| Benton Cons High School Benton | 604 | 51.2% | 38.7% |
| Canton High School Canton | 612 | 52.1% | 39.5% |
| Oregon Jr/Sr High School Oregon | 627 | 48.6% | 45.7% |
| Lincoln Comm High School Lincoln | 764 | 52.2% | 37.6% |
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 Clinton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #387 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #322 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #135 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #306 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #274 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #143 of 358 |
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
514
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 510
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 | 514 | 40.9 | 12.6:1 | 52% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 39.2 | 12.9:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 41.3 | 11.7:1 | 50% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 40.5 | 14.3:1 | 40% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 42% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 30% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 53 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 44 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (581 to 514); teachers up 1% (40.5 to 40.9).
About Clinton High School
This page covers Clinton High School, a small high school in Clinton, Illinois. Federal data show 514 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Clinton CUSD 15 serves 1,765 students across 5 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Clinton High School is 83% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. De Witt County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Clinton High School has 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6:1. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. Public schools in De Witt County average a similar 51%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Clinton High School outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Clinton High School are 14.6 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.9%, compared with a predicted 41.4%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois.
The county, De Witt County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,678 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. De Witt County has 7 public schools with about 2,185 students, including Clinton High School.
Clinton Jr High School is about 0.2 miles from Clinton High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 4. The nearest schools with test data average 49.7%, higher than Clinton High School's 26.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Clinton High School is Town: Distant.
From 491 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 514 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Clinton High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
De Witt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,373
Census ACS
Median income
$71,678
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton CUSD 15
- Clinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Clinton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Clinton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other Clinton High schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Clinton High. Clinton High School is the 7th largest of the 9.
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, MS · 1,339 students
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, TN · 1,021 students
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, IA · 981 students
- Clinton HighClinton, NC · 828 students
- Clinton HighClinton, SC · 811 students
Nearby schools
- Clinton Jr High School0.2 mi · 385
- Clinton Elementary School0.3 mi · 506
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 183
- Douglas Elementary School1.5 mi · 177
- Maroa-Forsyth Middle School7.7 mi · 271
- Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School7.7 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton High SchoolHow many students attend Clinton High School?
Clinton High School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Clinton High School serve?
Clinton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clinton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clinton High School is approximately 12.6:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clinton High School?
At Clinton High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Clinton High School in?
Clinton High School is part of Clinton CUSD 15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.