Eldorado High School

As an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Eldorado, Illinois, Eldorado High School hosts 309 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Eldorado CUSD 4. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 63% smaller than typical.

Within Eldorado CUSD 4, which oversees 3 schools and 1,105 students, Eldorado High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eldorado High School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Eldorado High School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Eldorado High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Eldorado High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.1%; actual is 14.6%, a gap of -20.4 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Saline County indicate median household income runs about $53,117, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Saline County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,704 students), of which Eldorado High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eldorado Elem School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Eldorado High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eldorado High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 351 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.