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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLANAGAN-CORNELL DIST 74·NCES 170139005987

Flanagan-Cornell High School

202 E Falcon Hwy, Flanagan, IL 61740 · (815) 796-2291 · Livingston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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

Enrollment
106
High
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
44 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 92221%
Grade 102725%
Grade 113028%
Grade 122725%
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
9792%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
66%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
5855%
Female
4845%

School pathway

Feeds from
Flanagan Elementary SchoolPK–08
Based on grade levels within Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Flanagan-Cornell High School

Flanagan-Cornell High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Flanagan-Cornell High School this school10641.5%41.5%
Bement High School
Bement
8541.2%50.4%
A-C Central High School
Ashland
9638.5%31.5%
Griggsville-Perry High School
Griggsville
8942.7%18.4%
Cuba Sr High School
Cuba
11838.1%33.2%
Tri-City High School
Buffalo
15442.2%32.7%
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 Flanagan-Cornell High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Livingston County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.5%#175 of 573N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
106#643 of 708#5 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.5%#384 of 578N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
106
-27 (-20%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 124
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2510612.68.4:142% (44)
2023-2410913.68.0:140% (44)
2022-2311115.57.2:143% (48)
2020-21133N/AN/AN/A
2017-1815113.811.0:142% (63)
2015-161411211.8:133% (47)
2010-11124139.5:127% (34)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flanagan-Cornell High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 30% (151 to 106); teachers down 9% (13.8 to 12.6).

About Flanagan-Cornell High School

Flanagan-Cornell High School is a high school in Flanagan, Illinois, according to federal school records. There are 106 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Illinois enroll around 834, and this school is 87% below that mark.

Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 serves 303 students across 2 schools.

White students are 92% of those enrolled at Flanagan-Cornell High School. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic. That is in line with Livingston County, where about 89% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.

Flanagan-Cornell High School has 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.4:1. The school's 8.4:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for high schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%.

Flanagan-Cornell High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Illinois public high schools.

A school with Flanagan-Cornell High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 47.5%. Flanagan-Cornell High School scores 41.5%, 6.0 points below that line.

In Livingston County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $73,790 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Livingston County number 24, with about 5,273 students.

Flanagan Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Flanagan-Cornell High School ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment fell 20% over 4 years, reaching 106 in 2024-25.

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Livingston County at a glance

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Population
35,565
Census ACS
Median income
$73,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
5,273 students

Quick facts

School name
Flanagan-Cornell High School
District
Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74
Address
202 E Falcon Hwy, Flanagan, IL 61740
Phone
(815) 796-2291
County
Livingston County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
106
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
8.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
44 (42%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
170139005987
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Flanagan-Cornell High School
How large is Flanagan-Cornell High School?
Flanagan-Cornell High School enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Flanagan-Cornell High School serve?
Flanagan-Cornell High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flanagan-Cornell High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flanagan-Cornell High School is approximately 8.4:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flanagan-Cornell High School?
At Flanagan-Cornell High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Flanagan-Cornell High School public or private?
Flanagan-Cornell High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74.
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