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
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 19% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 28.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Fisher Jr/Sr High School
Fisher Jr/Sr High School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Jr/Sr High School this school | 284 | 28.5% | 43.9% |
| Liberty High School Liberty | 253 | 29.2% | 54.5% |
| New Berlin High School New Berlin | 256 | 26.2% | 38.3% |
| Dakota Jr Sr High School Dakota | 344 | 29.9% | 50.6% |
| Dee-Mack High School Mackinaw | 293 | 25.6% | 43.1% |
| Pecatonica High School Pecatonica | 313 | 30.7% | 55.1% |
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 Fisher Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #147 of 573 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #25 of 75 ▼ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #30 of 75 ▼ 14 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #461 of 708 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #141 of 528 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #411 of 537 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #510 of 578 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #339 of 358 | N/A |
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
284
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 244
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 | 284 | 22.4 | 12.7:1 | 29% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 22.9 | 12.5:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 21.7 | 13.2:1 | 37% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 23.2 | 12.4:1 | 33% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 29% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 26% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 20 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fisher Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (287 to 284); teachers down 3% (23.2 to 22.4).
About Fisher Jr/Sr High School
Fisher Jr/Sr High School serves students in Fisher, Illinois, as a very small high school. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 284 students. That is 66% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Fisher Jr/Sr High School is part of a district of 2 schools: Fisher CUSD 1, with 610 students.
By race and ethnicity, Fisher Jr/Sr High School is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 27 points above the 64% share among Champaign County residents. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Fisher Jr/Sr High School are from different groups.
There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Fisher Jr/Sr High School, which has 22.4. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 29%. For comparison, public schools in Champaign County average 53%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Fisher Jr/Sr High School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Fisher Jr/Sr High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.9%, compared with a predicted 55.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Champaign County show that the median household earns about $63,683 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Champaign County, 66 public schools serve about 25,919 students.
Fisher Grade School is less than a tenth of a mile from Fisher Jr/Sr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. Nearby schools with test data average 45.3% proficiency; Fisher Jr/Sr High School posts 43.9%.
NCES describes the area around Fisher Jr/Sr High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 264 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 284 by 2024-25.
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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 Elementary School8.1 mi · 801
- Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School8.2 mi · 812
- Middletown Prairie Elementary8.9 mi · 805
- Broadmeadow Elementary 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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