Henry-Senachwine High School

Set in Henry, Illinois, Henry-Senachwine High School is a very small four-year high school, overseen by Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5. It teaches 147 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Henry-Senachwine High School sits 82% leaner than that benchmark.

Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 534 students. Henry-Senachwine High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Henry-Senachwine High School records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Marshall County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Henry-Senachwine High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 37.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Marshall County put the typical household earns roughly $71,585 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Marshall County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,576 students), Henry-Senachwine High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Henry-Senachwine Grade School, around 0.9 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Henry-Senachwine High School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

Henry-Senachwine High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Henry-Senachwine High School has ticked down 17%, going from 178 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.