Gallatin High School

Gallatin High School is a high school of one-room-style scale in Junction, Illinois, run under Gallatin CUSD 7, teacheing 203 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 76% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Within Gallatin CUSD 7, which oversees 3 schools and 703 students, Gallatin High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gallatin High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial. Compared to Gallatin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Gallatin High School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Gallatin High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gallatin High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 40.8%; actual is 24.2%, a gap of -16.6 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Gallatin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,219 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gallatin County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 703 students), of which Gallatin High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gallatin Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Gallatin High School. On composite proficiency, Gallatin High School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.

Gallatin High School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gallatin High School has remained close to its prior level, going from 205 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.