Enrollment
226
High
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARISSA CUSD 40·NCES 172465002672
Marissa Jr & Sr High School
300 School View Dr, Marissa, IL 62257 · (618) 295-2393 · St. Clair County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
135 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 19% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Marissa CUSD 40. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +40.3pp since 2023
Math
22.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 40 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 18.1% |
% 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Marissa Jr & Sr High School
Marissa Jr & Sr High School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Jr & Sr High School this school | 226 | 59.7% | 39.4% |
| Prophetstown High School Prophetstown | 205 | 57.6% | 35.0% |
| Christopher High Christopher | 206 | 59.2% | 22.9% |
| West Central High School Biggsville | 212 | 62.3% | 17.8% |
| Virginia Jr/ Sr High School Virginia | 156 | 59.6% | 44.9% |
| Bushnell-Prairie City High School Bushnell | 175 | 56.6% | 32.0% |
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 Marissa Jr & Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #196 of 573 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #42 of 75 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #21 of 75 ▲ 36 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #507 of 708 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #15 of 528 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #330 of 537 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #208 of 578 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #147 of 358 | N/A |
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
226
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 320
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 | 226 | 23 | 9.8:1 | 60% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 19.8 | 12.6:1 | 59% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 21.8 | 11.9:1 | 63% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 22.6 | 11.3:1 | 59% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 49% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marissa Jr & Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (255 to 226); teachers up 2% (22.6 to 23).
About Marissa Jr & Sr High School
Marissa Jr & Sr High School is a very small high school in Illinois, located in Marissa. It enrolls 226 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 73% below the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
Marissa CUSD 40, which runs Marissa Jr & Sr High School, has 2 schools and 492 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Marissa Jr & Sr High School is White, at 86%. It is also 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. St. Clair County's residents are about 60% White, 26 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Marissa Jr & Sr High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Marissa Jr & Sr High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Illinois public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Marissa Jr & Sr High School is 2.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 39.4%. Predicted: 37.0%.
The county, St. Clair County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,854, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 96 public schools and about 40,879 students.
The closest school to Marissa Jr & Sr High School is Marissa Elementary School, located about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Marissa Jr & Sr High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 236 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 226 by 2024-25.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Marissa Elementary School0.8 mi · 266
- St Libory Elementary School7.3 mi · 65
- New Athens High School7.5 mi · 164
- New Athens Elementary School7.5 mi · 229
- New Athens Jr High7.5 mi · 95
- Sparta Lincoln School8.9 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Marissa Jr & Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Marissa Jr & Sr High School?
Marissa Jr & Sr High School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Marissa Jr & Sr High School serve?
Marissa Jr & Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Marissa Jr & Sr High School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Marissa Jr & Sr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marissa Jr & Sr High School?
At Marissa Jr & Sr High School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Marissa Jr & Sr High School?
Marissa Jr & Sr High School is overseen by Marissa CUSD 40 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.