Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER CREEK-MACKINAW CUSD 701·NCES 171188001434
Dee-Mack High School
401 E Fifth St, Mackinaw, IL 61755 · (309) 359-4421 · Tazewell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
75 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 78 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 21% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701. 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Dee-Mack High School
Dee-Mack High School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dee-Mack High School this school | 293 | 25.6% | 43.1% |
| New Berlin High School New Berlin | 256 | 26.2% | 38.3% |
| Illini Bluffs High School Glasford | 249 | 24.1% | 46.4% |
| Okawville Jr/Sr High School Okawville | 224 | 24.6% | 54.6% |
| Fisher Jr/Sr High School Fisher | 284 | 28.5% | 43.9% |
| Liberty High School Liberty | 253 | 29.2% | 54.5% |
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 Dee-Mack High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #154 of 573 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #454 of 708 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #85 of 528 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #501 of 537 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #525 of 578 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #102 of 358 | N/A |
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
293
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 244
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 | 293 | 25.2 | 11.6:1 | 26% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 24.2 | 11.9:1 | 27% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 25.2 | 10.9:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 25.4 | 13.6:1 | 18% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 29% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 23% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dee-Mack High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (345 to 293); teachers down 1% (25.4 to 25.2).
About Dee-Mack High School
Dee-Mack High School is a high school located in Mackinaw, Illinois, in Tazewell County. The school counts 293 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Dee-Mack High School falls under Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701, which has 3 schools enrolling 942 students.
The large majority of students at Dee-Mack High School, 96%, are White. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Dee-Mack High School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 11.6 students per teacher and 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 39% average among public schools in Tazewell County.
Dee-Mack High School scores 43.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.7%.
Tazewell County has about 130,290 residents, and median household income is about $77,982, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 56 public schools in Tazewell County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,581.
The school nearest to Dee-Mack High School is Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Dee-Mack High School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Dee-Mack High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 314 in 2020-21 and 293 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701
- Dee-Mack Primary/Jr HighElementary · 432 students
- Dee-Mack Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High0.2 mi · 432
- Lincoln Elementary School6.8 mi · 517
- Dee-Mack Intermediate School6.9 mi · 217
- Grundy Elementary School7.1 mi · 465
- Tremont Elementary School7.1 mi · 304
- Olympia West Elementary School7.2 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Dee-Mack High SchoolHow many students attend Dee-Mack High School?
Dee-Mack High School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dee-Mack High School serve?
Dee-Mack High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Dee-Mack High School have?
Dee-Mack High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dee-Mack High School?
At Dee-Mack High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Dee-Mack High School public or private?
Dee-Mack High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701.
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