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Enrollment
961
High
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CUSD 100·NCES 172043002310
Jersey Comm High School
801 N State St, Jerseyville, IL 62052 · (618) 498-5561 · Jersey County
GRADES 08–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL961 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Illinois public high schools
- B+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
16.0:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
382 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 7 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 223 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 202 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 190 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 192 | 20% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jersey CUSD 100. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 21.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Jersey Comm High School
Jersey Comm High School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Comm High School this school | 961 | 39.8% | 44.6% |
| Taylorville Sr High School Taylorville | 739 | 37.5% | 34.6% |
| Richland County High School Olney | 669 | 40.5% | 38.1% |
| Civic Memorial High School Bethalto | 760 | 42.6% | 43.0% |
| Effingham High School Effingham | 712 | 36.5% | 45.1% |
| Dixon High School Dixon | 760 | 44.2% | 33.0% |
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 Jersey Comm High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #135 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #35 of 75 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #34 of 75 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 961 | #227 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #408 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #416 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #406 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #268 of 358 |
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
961
-39 (-4%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 899
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 | 961 | 60 | 16.0:1 | 40% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 986 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 39% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 1,006 | 58.4 | 17.2:1 | 38% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 1,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,005 | 50.5 | 19.9:1 | 38% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 1,019 | 50 | 20.4:1 | 36% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 30% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 1,073 | 62 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 48 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jersey Comm High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,005 to 961); teachers up 19% (50.5 to 60).
About Jersey Comm High School
Jersey Comm High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in Jerseyville, Illinois. The school covers grades 8 through 12 and reported 961 students in 2024-25.
Jersey CUSD 100 counts 2,365 students in its 5 schools, and Jersey Comm High School is one of them.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Jersey County residents, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Jersey Comm High School has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.0:1. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 40%.
Jersey Comm High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Illinois public high schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jersey Comm High School's results are 4.0 points below predicted: 44.6% against 48.6%.
In Jersey County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $80,361 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Jersey Comm High School, Jersey County has 10 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jerseyville East Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jersey Comm High School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The school shrank from 1,000 students in 2020-21 to 961 in 2024-25.
The Jersey Comm High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jersey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,274
Census ACS
Median income
$80,361
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,377 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jersey CUSD 100
- Jersey Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Jerseyville East Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Jerseyville West Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Grafton Elementary SchoolElementary · 171 students
- Jersey Comm Alt Program JCAPHigh
Other schools in Jerseyville
- Jersey Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Jerseyville East Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Jerseyville West Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Central Ill Rural RegionHigh
- Jersey Comm Alt Program JCAPHigh
- Roe 40 AlopCombined
Nearby schools
- Jerseyville East Elementary School0.4 mi · 392
- Jerseyville West Elementary School0.9 mi · 352
- Jersey Community Middle School1.1 mi · 489
- Southwestern High School10.1 mi · 370
- Southwestern Middle School10.1 mi · 171
- Medora Intermediate School10.4 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Jersey Comm High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jersey Comm High School?
Jersey Comm High School enrolls approximately 961 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Jersey Comm High School serve?
Jersey Comm High School serves grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jersey Comm High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jersey Comm High School is approximately 16.0:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jersey Comm High School?
At Jersey Comm High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jersey Comm High School public or private?
Jersey Comm High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jersey CUSD 100.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.