Highland High School

Set in Highland, Illinois, Highland High School is a medium-sized 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Highland CUSD 5. It enrolls 844 students across grades 9 through 12.

Highland High School is one of 6 schools operated by Highland CUSD 5, a district that hosts 2,730 students overall.

Demographically, Highland High School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Highland High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Madison County's rate of about 46%.

After controlling for student poverty, Highland High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,793, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Madison County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), of which Highland High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Highland Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.1%.

Highland High School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland High School has contracted 8%, going from 915 students in 2018 to 844 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 97% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Highland High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.