East Alton-Wood River High Sch

Located at 777 N Wood River Ave, in Wood River, Illinois, East Alton-Wood River High Sch is a low-enrollment four-year high school that works with 539 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within East Alton-Wood River CHSD 14. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so East Alton-Wood River High Sch sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, East Alton-Wood River High Sch answers to East Alton-Wood River CHSD 14, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, East Alton-Wood River High Sch records that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, East Alton-Wood River High Sch shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at East Alton-Wood River High Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Madison County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Alton-Wood River High Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Madison County) records that median household earnings sit near $75,793, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. East Alton-Wood River High Sch is one of 84 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students).

The closest other public school is Eastwood Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Alton-Wood River High Sch comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. East Alton-Wood River High Sch's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 561 (now 539). White enrollment moved from 87% to 78% across the same window.

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