Flanagan-Cornell High School

Flanagan-Cornell High School is one of the very small 9-12 campuss in Flanagan, Illinois, part of Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74, with 106 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 87% leaner than typical.

Flanagan-Cornell High School is one of 2 schools operated by Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74, a district that works with 303 students overall.

Demographically, Flanagan-Cornell High School logs that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Flanagan-Cornell High School shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Flanagan-Cornell High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Flanagan-Cornell High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 41.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Livingston County put the typical household earns roughly $73,790 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Flanagan-Cornell High School is one of 24 public schools in Livingston County (combined enrollment of about 5,273 students).

Flanagan Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Flanagan-Cornell High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Flanagan-Cornell High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flanagan-Cornell High School has fell 30%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 106 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.