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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENESEO CUSD 228·NCES 171635001948

Geneseo High School

700 N State St, Geneseo, IL 61254 · (309) 945-0399 · Henry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public high schools
  • A-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.
  • ·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

Enrollment
794
High
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
194 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 921227%
Grade 1019424%
Grade 1119424%
Grade 1219424%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
71790%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
365%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
213%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
41052%
Female
38348%

School pathway

Feeds from
Geneseo Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Geneseo CUSD 228. 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Geneseo High School

Geneseo High School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Geneseo High School this school79424.4%50.9%
Highland High School
Highland
84425.2%52.2%
Metamora High School
Metamora
89622.1%57.5%
Mt Zion High School
Mount Zion
76221.8%52.1%
Waterloo High School
Waterloo
87620.0%53.7%
Eureka High School
Eureka
51323.2%59.0%
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 Geneseo High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Henry County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.9%#86 of 573#3 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
794#257 of 708#1 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#281 of 528N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.9%#397 of 537N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.4%#532 of 578#6 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.8%#243 of 358N/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
794
-63 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 914
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2579454.514.6:124% (194)
2023-2479254.414.6:125% (195)
2022-2380951.515.7:120% (162)
2020-21857N/AN/AN/A
2017-1884350.816.6:118% (155)
2015-168275016.5:120% (169)
2010-119015217.3:120% (178)
2000-019775916.6:1N/A
1990-919145117.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Geneseo High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (843 to 794); teachers up 7% (50.8 to 54.5).

About Geneseo High School

Geneseo High School is a mid-sized high school in Geneseo, Illinois, administered by Geneseo CUSD 228. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 794 students.

Geneseo CUSD 228 includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 2,422 students.

Roughly 90% of students at Geneseo High School are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Henry County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Geneseo High School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 14.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Geneseo High School, which has 54.5. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for high schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 24%. The 43% average for public schools in Henry County is 19 points higher.

Geneseo 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 73% of Illinois public high schools.

In Illinois, Geneseo High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.9% actual against a predicted 57.4%.

In Henry County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,911 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Henry County number 28, with about 7,723 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Geneseo Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Geneseo High School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Geneseo High School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.

A 7% drop took enrollment from 857 in 2020-21 to 794 in 2024-25.

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Henry County at a glance

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Population
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students

Quick facts

School name
Geneseo High School
District
Geneseo CUSD 228
Address
700 N State St, Geneseo, IL 61254
Phone
(309) 945-0399
County
Henry County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
794
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
194 (24%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
171635001948
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Geneseo High School
What is the total enrollment at Geneseo High School?
Geneseo High School enrolls approximately 794 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Geneseo High School serve?
Geneseo High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Geneseo High School have?
Geneseo High School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Geneseo High School?
Student demographics at Geneseo High School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Geneseo High School public or private?
Geneseo High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Geneseo CUSD 228.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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