Hardin County High School

Hardin County High School is one of the tiny senior highs in Elizabethtown, Illinois, overseen by Hardin County CUSD 1, with 175 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Hardin County High School sits 79% leaner than that benchmark.

Hardin County CUSD 1 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 498 students. Hardin County High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hardin County High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder breaks down as 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hardin County High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.2%; Hardin County High School posts 26.6%, -14.5 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Hardin County shows median household earnings sit near $54,271, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hardin County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 498 students), of which Hardin County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Hardin County Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hardin County High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Hardin County High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 175). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Hardin County High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.