Lincolnwood High School

Lincolnwood High School is a tiny senior high in Raymond, Illinois, overseen by Panhandle CUSD 2. The school caters to 137 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Lincolnwood High School sits 84% below that benchmark.

Panhandle CUSD 2 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 437 students. Lincolnwood High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincolnwood High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest comes out to 2% Hispanic. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Lincolnwood High School logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lincolnwood High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.2%; actual is 19.7%, a gap of -29.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $63,620, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Montgomery County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students), of which Lincolnwood High School is one.

Lincolnwood Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincolnwood High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lincolnwood High School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 137). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.