Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch

Set in Maroa, Illinois, Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch is a compact high school, run under Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2. It works with 348 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Within Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2, which oversees 3 schools and 1,212 students, Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Macon County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.6%; this one delivers 47.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Macon County put the typical household earns roughly $62,666 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch is one of 43 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 14,702 students).

Maroa-Forsyth Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 391 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025.

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