Total enrollment
2,730
-100 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Highland CUSD 5
Illinois · 2,730 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 education in Highland CUSD 5 reaches 2,730 students across 6 schools (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Highland CUSD 5
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Highland CUSD 5 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #58 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,730 | #137 of 508 | #3,521 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #113 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #305 of 506 | #3,871 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 29.3% | #378 of 456 | #6,688 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #313 of 341 | #6,082 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Highland CUSD 5
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Alhambra Primary School at 64.4% proficient to Highland High School at 52.2%, a gap of 12.2 points. That is the 135th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,854 to 2,730 students (down 4%) and from 180 to 200 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland High School | Highland | High | 09-12 | 844 |
| Highland Middle School | Highland | Middle | 06-08 | 616 |
| Highland Primary School | Highland | Elementary | PK-02 | 544 |
| Highland Elementary School | Highland | Elementary | 03-05 | 504 |
| Alhambra Primary School | Alhambra | Elementary | PK-03 | 156 |
| Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch | Highland | Elementary | 04-05 | 66 |
About Highland CUSD 5
Highland CUSD 5 is a low-population Illinois school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 2,730.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Highland CUSD 5 consists of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 4%: 2,830 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,730 in SY 2024-25.
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