Glenwood High School

Glenwood High School is a heavily attended senior high in Chatham, Illinois, overseen by Ball Chatham CUSD 5. The school caters to 1,484 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 78% above typical.

Across the 6 schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5 (4,516 students total), Glenwood High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Glenwood High School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Sangamon County shows median household income runs about $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glenwood High School is one of 77 public schools in Sangamon County (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students).

Glenwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 1,403 students in 2018 compared to 1,484 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 80% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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