Farmington Central High Sch

As a compact 9-12 campus in Farmington, Illinois, Farmington Central High Sch works with 383 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Farmington Central CUSD 265. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Farmington Central High Sch sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Farmington Central CUSD 265, which oversees 3 schools and 1,269 students, Farmington Central High Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Farmington Central High Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Farmington Central High Sch has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Peoria County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Farmington Central High Sch falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.5%; this one comes in at 29.9%, -19.6 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Peoria County put median household income runs about $65,108, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Peoria County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students), of which Farmington Central High Sch is one.

Farmington Central Jr High Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Farmington Central High Sch comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Farmington Central High Sch's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 445 (now 383). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.