Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE CUSD 1·NCES 171435001773
Erie High School
435 6th Ave, Erie, IL 61250 · (309) 659-2239 · Whiteside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Illinois public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
53 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 45 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 27% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Erie CUSD 1. 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Erie High School
Erie High School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie High School this school | 190 | 27.9% | 43.8% |
| Elmwood High School Elmwood | 208 | 27.9% | 52.4% |
| East Dubuque High School East Dubuque | 180 | 30.0% | 39.2% |
| Gardner-South Wilmington Twp High School Gardner | 154 | 29.9% | 38.0% |
| Pearl City High School Pearl City | 147 | 30.6% | 52.5% |
| New Berlin High School New Berlin | 256 | 26.2% | 38.3% |
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 Erie High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Whiteside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #148 of 573 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #547 of 708 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #513 of 578 | #6 of 6 |
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
190
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 223
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 | 190 | 21.8 | 8.7:1 | 28% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 21.9 | 8.8:1 | 23% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 24.2 | 7.6:1 | 27% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 24 | 8.3:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 23 | 9.3:1 | 26% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 22 | 9.7:1 | 28% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 21 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 20 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erie High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (199 to 190); teachers down 9% (24 to 21.8).
About Erie High School
Erie High School is a small high school serving families in Erie, Illinois. The school had 190 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Illinois) has about 834 students.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Erie CUSD 1 totals 603 students.
Most students at Erie High School are White: 88% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 85% of residents are White. Erie High School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 21.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.7:1. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Whiteside County average 55%.
Erie High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Erie High School would score about 55.4%. It scores 43.8%, 11.6 points below that figure.
Within Whiteside County, median household income is about $67,500, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 50 public schools in Whiteside County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,445.
The nearest other public school, Erie Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Erie High School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Erie High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 198 to 190.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Whiteside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,947
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
8,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Erie CUSD 1
- Erie Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Erie Middle SchoolMiddle · 171 students
Other schools in Erie
- Erie Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Erie Middle SchoolMiddle · 171 students
Other Erie High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Erie High. Erie High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Erie High SchoolErie, PA · 2,501 students
- Erie High SchoolERIE, CO · 1,727 students
- Erie High SchoolErie, KS · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Erie Elementary School0.1 mi · 242
- Erie Middle School0.2 mi · 171
- Prophetstown Elementary School7.1 mi · 229
- Prophetstown High School7.2 mi · 205
- PLT Middle School7.2 mi · 148
- Riverdale Middle School10.2 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Erie High SchoolHow large is Erie High School?
Erie High School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Erie High School serve?
Erie High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Erie High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Erie High School is approximately 8.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Erie High School?
At Erie High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Erie High School?
Erie High School is overseen by Erie CUSD 1 in Whiteside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.