Hinckley-Big Rock High School

Hinckley-Big Rock High School operates as a minimally staffed high school in Hinckley, Illinois, part of Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429. Current enrollment sits at 217 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% below the state mean of about 834.

Within Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429, which oversees 3 schools and 730 students, Hinckley-Big Rock High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hinckley-Big Rock High School lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hinckley-Big Rock High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 56.6%; actual is 40.1%, a gap of -16.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household earnings sit near $70,724, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Hinckley-Big Rock High School is one campus in the mix.

Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hinckley-Big Rock High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

Hinckley-Big Rock High School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hinckley-Big Rock High School's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 202 (now 217). White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window.

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