Enrollment
349
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ILLINI WEST H S DIST 307·NCES 170138405922
Illini West High School
600 Miller St, Carthage, IL 62321 · (217) 357-9607 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
187 students
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 9 | 105 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 24% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Illini West High School
Illini West High School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illini West High School this school | 349 | 53.6% | 32.1% |
| Litchfield Senior High School Litchfield | 382 | 53.7% | 35.8% |
| North Mac High School Virden | 361 | 53.2% | 37.7% |
| Pittsfield High School Pittsfield | 369 | 51.5% | 34.4% |
| Westville High School Westville | 334 | 52.4% | 29.8% |
| Riverton High School Riverton | 357 | 51.3% | 33.8% |
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 Illini West High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #325 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #409 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #319 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #434 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #258 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #116 of 191 |
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
349
+29 (+9%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 416
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 | 349 | 23.2 | 15.0:1 | 54% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 24.9 | 13.4:1 | 48% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 24.9 | 13.7:1 | 44% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 25.3 | 13.2:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 40% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 31% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Illini West High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (332 to 349); teachers down 8% (25.3 to 23.2).
About Illini West High School
Illini West High School is a high school in Carthage, Illinois, according to federal school records. It enrolled 349 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 58% lower than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
Illini West High School is part of Illini West H S Dist 307.
White students are the large majority at Illini West High School, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Illini West High School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Illini West High School employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. Across public schools in Hancock County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Illini West High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Illini West High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 40.6%. Illini West High School scores 32.1%, 8.5 points below that line.
Across Hancock County, median household income is about $65,865, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hancock County number 15 and enroll about 2,703.
The school nearest to Illini West High School is Carthage Primary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Illini West High School, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Illini West High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Illini West High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 320 in 2020-21 and 349 in 2024-25, a rise of 29 students.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,281
Census ACS
Median income
$65,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carthage
- Carthage Primary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Carthage Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
- ROYALS Academy CarthageHigh
- ROYALS RSSP CarthageHigh
- Wcisec HS MdElementary
Nearby schools
- Carthage Primary School0.0 mi · 238
- Carthage Middle School0.4 mi · 167
- Hamilton Elementary School10.6 mi · 384
- Hamilton High School11.2 mi · 193
- Nauvoo Elementary School13.2 mi · 208
- Southeastern Elementary School13.2 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Illini West High SchoolHow many students attend Illini West High School?
Illini West High School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Illini West High School serve?
Illini West High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Illini West High School have?
Illini West High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Illini West High School?
Student demographics at Illini West High School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Illini West High School public or private?
Illini West High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Illini West H S Dist 307.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.