Leland High School

Located at 370 N Main St, in Leland, Illinois, Leland High School is an one-room-style senior high that caters to 88 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Leland CUSD 1. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Leland High School sits 89% below that benchmark.

Leland CUSD 1 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 263 students. Leland High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Leland High School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Leland High School lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than LaSalle County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leland High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 42.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for LaSalle County indicate median household income runs about $73,045, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, LaSalle County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), of which Leland High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Leland Elem School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Leland High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.1%.

Leland High School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leland High School has rose 11%, going from 79 students in 2018 to 88 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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