Enrollment
353
High
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORA CUSD 35·NCES 171540001841
Flora High School
600 S Locust St, Flora, IL 62839 · (618) 662-8316 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- C+Beats 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
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
155 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 9 | 104 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 20% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Flora CUSD 35. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Flora High School
Flora High School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora High School this school | 353 | 43.9% | 37.0% |
| Sullivan High School Sullivan | 317 | 43.8% | 40.8% |
| Southwestern High School Piasa | 370 | 42.2% | 35.5% |
| Meridian High School Macon | 287 | 43.6% | 38.0% |
| Pana Sr High School Pana | 404 | 42.1% | 38.6% |
| Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School Casey | 361 | 46.3% | 38.5% |
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 Flora High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #255 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #406 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #106 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #462 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #361 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #327 of 358 |
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
353
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 407
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 | 353 | 29.5 | 12.0:1 | 44% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 29.1 | 12.6:1 | 47% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 47% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 44% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 38% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 35 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flora High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (358 to 353); teachers up 13% (26 to 29.5).
About Flora High School
Located in Flora, Illinois, Flora High School is a small high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 353 students. High schools in Illinois average about 834 students, which makes this school 58% below average.
Flora CUSD 35 counts 3 schools and 1,320 students, including Flora High School.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Among Clay County residents, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
Flora High School has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1. At Flora High School, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Flora 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 47% of Illinois public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Flora High School is 9.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.0% actual, 46.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clay County show that the median household earns about $60,417 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Clay County has 8 public schools with about 2,130 students, including Flora High School.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Flora Elementary School, is the closest to Flora High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 37.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know Flora High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,052
Census ACS
Median income
$60,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,130 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flora CUSD 35
- Flora Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Floyd Henson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 295 students
Other schools in Flora
- Flora Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Floyd Henson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Flora Elementary School0.3 mi · 672
- Floyd Henson Jr High School1.2 mi · 295
- North Clay Elementary/Jr High School7.1 mi · 379
- Clay City High School7.2 mi · 68
- Clay City Jr High School7.2 mi · 60
- Clay City Elementary School7.2 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Flora High SchoolHow large is Flora High School?
Flora High School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Flora High School serve?
Flora High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Flora High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Flora High School.
How diverse is Flora High School?
Flora High School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Flora High School in?
Flora High School is part of Flora CUSD 35.
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