Illini Bluffs High School

Located at 9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd, in Glasford, Illinois, Illini Bluffs High School is an one-room-style senior high that hosts 249 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Illini Bluffs CUSD 327. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Illini Bluffs High School sits 70% smaller than that benchmark.

Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 855 students. Illini Bluffs High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Illini Bluffs High School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Illini Bluffs High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Illini Bluffs High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Peoria County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Illini Bluffs High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.6%; this one delivers 46.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Peoria County shows median household income runs about $65,108, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Illini Bluffs High School is one of 81 public schools in Peoria County (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students).

Nearest neighbor: Illini Bluffs Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Illini Bluffs High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Illini Bluffs High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 253 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025.

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