Enrollment
211
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DWIGHT TWP HSD 230·NCES 171287001538
Dwight High School
801 S Franklin St, Dwight, IL 60420 · (815) 584-6201 · Livingston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
69 students
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 | 59 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 27% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% 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 Dwight High School
Dwight High School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight High School this school | 211 | 32.7% | 35.5% |
| Brown County High School Mount Sterling | 224 | 32.1% | 45.5% |
| AlWood Middle/High School Woodhull | 184 | 33.7% | 40.7% |
| Triopia Jr-Sr High School Concord | 186 | 32.8% | 44.0% |
| New Athens High School New Athens | 164 | 31.7% | 49.0% |
| Durand High School Durand | 170 | 32.4% | 35.9% |
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 Dwight High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #272 of 573 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #525 of 708 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #16 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #389 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.7% | #485 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #97 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
211
-22 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 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 | 211 | 21.2 | 9.9:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 21 | 9.6:1 | 38% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 19.6 | 11.0:1 | 37% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 35% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 34% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dwight High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (249 to 211); teachers down 8% (23 to 21.2).
About Dwight High School
Dwight High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Dwight, Illinois. The school reports 211 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
The school's district is Dwight Twp HSD 230.
At Dwight High School, White students make up 90% of the student body. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Dwight High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Staffing totals 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. The rate at public schools in Livingston County averages 48%, higher than here.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 52.6%. Dwight High School posts 35.5%, 17.1 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Dwight High School is located in Livingston County, where median household income is about $73,790, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 24 public schools in Livingston County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,273.
Dwight Common School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dwight High School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 233 to 211.
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Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,565
Census ACS
Median income
$73,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
5,273 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Dwight Common School0.3 mi · 519
- Odell Grade School7.5 mi · 155
- Gardner-South Wilmington Twp High School9.4 mi · 154
- Gardner Elementary School9.7 mi · 146
- South Wilmington Grade School9.9 mi · 73
- Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School10.6 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Dwight High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dwight High School?
Dwight High School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dwight High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dwight High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Dwight High School have?
Dwight High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Dwight High School?
Student demographics at Dwight High School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dwight High School in?
Dwight High School is part of Dwight Twp HSD 230.
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