Enrollment
85
High
DISTRICT 88 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTSBURG EMDEN CUSD 21·NCES 171839002123
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School
400 W Front St, Hartsburg, IL 62643 · (217) 642-5244 · Logan County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
B-
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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
9.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
38 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 6 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 18% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
IL avg 37.9% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 21.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School this school | 85 | 44.7% | 36.5% |
| Astoria High School Astoria | 86 | 44.2% | 27.5% |
| V I T Sr High School Table Grove | 90 | 45.6% | 24.7% |
| Palestine High School Palestine | 80 | 45.0% | 26.3% |
| Griggsville-Perry High School Griggsville | 89 | 42.7% | 18.4% |
| Cisne High School Cisne | 104 | 44.2% | 40.6% |
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 Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 85 | #674 of 708 |
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
85
-16 (-16%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 153
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 | 85 | 9.3 | 9.2:1 | 45% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 13 | 6.8:1 | 36% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | 13.4 | 7.2:1 | 41% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 101 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 123 | 14 | 8.8:1 | 40% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 13 | 8.8:1 | 46% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 15 | 10.2:1 | 36% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 17 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 153 | 14 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (123 to 85); teachers down 34% (14 to 9.3).
About Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School serves students in Hartsburg, Illinois, as a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 85 students in grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students, so this school is 90% smaller than average.
Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21, which runs Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School, has 2 schools and 175 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School is 96% White. Enrollment also includes 2% Hispanic. The school's White share is 9 points above the 87% share among Logan County residents. Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School counts 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.6 below the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. About 45% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School scores 36.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.7%.
Federal survey data for Logan County show that the median household income is $66,358, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Logan County, enrolling about 3,448 students in all.
Emden Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles away. Within ten miles of Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 36.5% is below the 45.1% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment declined 16% from its 2020-21 level of 101.
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Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,713
Census ACS
Median income
$66,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21
- Emden Elementary SchoolElementary · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Emden Elementary School4.0 mi · 90
- West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School6.7 mi · 217
- Northwest Elementary School7.4 mi · 271
- Adams Elementary School7.5 mi · 57
- Central Elementary School7.9 mi · 183
- Lincoln Jr High School8.0 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School?
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 85 students in grades 06-12.
Is Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School is approximately 9.2:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School?
At Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School?
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21 in Logan County.
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