Enrollment
284
High
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FISHER CUSD 1·NCES 171518001837
Fisher Jr/Sr High School
111 W Division St, Fisher, IL 61843 · (217) 897-1225 · Champaign County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
81 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Fisher CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.4:1
% White
91%
was 93%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Fisher Jr/Sr High School
As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Fisher, Illinois, Fisher Jr/Sr High School teaches 284 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Fisher CUSD 1. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 66% below typical.
Fisher Jr/Sr High School is one of 2 schools operated by Fisher CUSD 1, a district that teaches 610 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Fisher Jr/Sr High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Champaign County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Fisher Jr/Sr High School reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Champaign County's rate of about 53%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fisher Jr/Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 43.9%.
In the broader community, Champaign County reports that median household income runs about $63,683, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Champaign County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), of which Fisher Jr/Sr High School is one.
Fisher Grade School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Fisher Jr/Sr High School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Fisher Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 284).
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Fisher Grade School0.1 mi · 326
- Mahomet-Seymour High School8.0 mi · 1,050
- Lincoln Trail Elem School8.1 mi · 801
- Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School8.2 mi · 812
- Middletown Prairie Elementary8.9 mi · 805
- Broadmeadow Elem School9.8 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Fisher Jr/Sr High School?
Fisher Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Fisher Jr/Sr High School serve?
Fisher Jr/Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fisher Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fisher Jr/Sr High School is approximately 12.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fisher Jr/Sr High School?
At Fisher Jr/Sr High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fisher Jr/Sr High School in?
Fisher Jr/Sr High School is part of Fisher CUSD 1.
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