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Alumni: what's one memory from Crete-Monee High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,480
High
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRETE MONEE CUSD 201U·NCES 171125001344
Crete-Monee High School
1515 W Exchange St, Crete, IL 60417 · (708) 367-8230 · Will County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,480 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.3:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
844 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 326 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 358 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 398 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 398 | 27% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 Crete Monee CUSD 201U. 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% 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 Crete-Monee High School
Crete-Monee High School's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crete-Monee High School this school | 1,480 | 57.0% | 18.3% |
| Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School Chicago | 1,316 | 57.8% | 55.9% |
| Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences Chicago | 827 | 58.2% | 38.7% |
| Brooks College Prep Academy High School Chicago | 1,007 | 58.8% | 71.7% |
| Thornton Fractnl So High School Lansing | 1,803 | 65.8% | 26.6% |
| Kenwood Academy High School Chicago | 2,268 | 53.8% | 62.1% |
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 Crete-Monee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #462 of 573 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,480 | #149 of 708 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #342 of 528 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #133 of 537 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #227 of 578 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #173 of 358 | #6 of 12 |
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
1,480
+23 (+2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,305
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 | 1,480 | 97 | 15.3:1 | 57% (844) |
| 2023-24 | 1,503 | 93 | 16.2:1 | 99% (1,494) |
| 2022-23 | 1,493 | 75.8 | 19.7:1 | 100% (1,487) |
| 2020-21 | 1,457 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,638 | 81 | 20.2:1 | 67% (1,104) |
| 2015-16 | 1,635 | 57 | 28.7:1 | 65% (1,057) |
| 2010-11 | 1,698 | 76 | 22.3:1 | 66% (1,124) |
| 2000-01 | 1,268 | 62 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,305 | 71 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crete-Monee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,638 to 1,480); teachers up 20% (81 to 97).
About Crete-Monee High School
Among the schools in Crete, Illinois, is Crete-Monee High School, a large high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,480 students on the rolls. High schools in Illinois average about 834 students, which makes this school 77% above average.
Crete-Monee High School falls under Crete Monee CUSD 201U, which has 8 schools enrolling 4,562 students.
The largest group at Crete-Monee High School is Black students, at 61%. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Will County residents are about 12% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
There are 97 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crete-Monee High School, giving a ratio of 15.3:1. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for high schools in Illinois. By family income, 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 44% average among public schools in Will County.
On the allk12 Grade, Crete-Monee High School lands at D, ahead of 6% of Illinois public high schools.
In Illinois, Crete-Monee High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.3% compared with a predicted 38.6%.
The county, Will County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $109,984 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Crete-Monee High School, Will County has 209 public schools.
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Crete-Monee High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Crete-Monee High School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 18.3% versus a 29.0% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Crete-Monee High School is Rural: Fringe.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,457) and 2024-25 (1,480).
On allk12, people connected to Crete-Monee High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crete Monee CUSD 201U
- Crete-Monee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Balmoral Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Crete Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Monee Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Talala Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Coretta Scott King Magnet SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other schools in Crete
- Balmoral Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Crete Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Crete-Monee Early Childhood CntrElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr0.4 mi · 256
- Crete Elementary School1.1 mi · 381
- Columbia Central School1.4 mi · 646
- Balmoral Elementary School1.5 mi · 472
- Coretta Scott King Magnet School1.6 mi · 293
- Crete-Monee Middle School1.9 mi · 1,002
Frequently asked questions
About Crete-Monee High SchoolHow large is Crete-Monee High School?
Crete-Monee High School enrolls approximately 1,480 students in grades 09-12.
Is Crete-Monee High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crete-Monee High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Crete-Monee High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Crete-Monee High School.
What is the student diversity at Crete-Monee High School?
Student demographics at Crete-Monee High School are roughly 12% White, 21% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Crete-Monee High School in?
Crete-Monee High School is part of Crete Monee CUSD 201U.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.