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Mattoon High School

2521 Walnut Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938 · (217) 238-7800 · Coles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
Enrollment
888
High
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
422 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 920523%
Grade 1022826%
Grade 1123226%
Grade 1222325%
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
72982%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
485%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
394%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
678%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
44350%
Female
44550%

School pathway

Feeds from
Mattoon Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Mattoon CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mattoon High School

Mattoon High School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mattoon High School this school88847.5%30.9%
Charleston High School
Charleston
79544.9%35.4%
Marion High School
Marion
1,07548.1%36.6%
Dixon High School
Dixon
76044.2%33.0%
Limestone Community High School
Peoria
89849.8%30.4%
Lincoln Comm High School
Lincoln
76452.2%37.6%
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 Mattoon High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Illinois
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.9%#347 of 573
Enrollment
ranked largest first
888#241 of 708
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.0:1#464 of 528
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.6%#297 of 537
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.5%#320 of 578
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.3%#130 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 2024-25
Enrollment
888
-76 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,098
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2588852.317.0:148% (422)
2023-2495256.316.9:158% (551)
2022-239995418.5:155% (549)
2020-21964N/AN/AN/A
2017-181,01354.518.6:147% (474)
2015-161,0475818.1:149% (518)
2010-111,0336017.2:136% (373)
2000-011,0536715.7:1N/A
1990-911,0986018.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mattoon High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,013 to 888); teachers down 4% (54.5 to 52.3).

About Mattoon High School

Mattoon High School is the name of a mid-sized high school in Mattoon, Illinois. There are 888 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12.

Enrollment across the 5 schools in Mattoon CUSD 2 totals 2,983 students.

White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.

Classroom staffing at Mattoon High School totals 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The average for high schools in Illinois, 13.8:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Mattoon High School is about 48%.

On BeatsExpectations, Mattoon High School is 13.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.

The school is in Coles County, where the median household earns about $56,478 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Mattoon High School shares Coles County with 22 other public schools.

Mattoon Middle School sits about 1.3 miles from Mattoon High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Mattoon High School ranks 7th on proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 964 to 888.

The allk12 page for Mattoon High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.

Coles County at a glance

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Population
46,777
Census ACS
Median income
$56,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,973 students

Quick facts

School name
Mattoon High School
District
Mattoon CUSD 2
Address
2521 Walnut Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
Phone
(217) 238-7800
County
Coles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
888
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
422 (48%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
172505002734
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other schools in Mattoon CUSD 2
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Frequently asked questions

About Mattoon High School
How large is Mattoon High School?
Mattoon High School enrolls approximately 888 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mattoon High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mattoon High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mattoon High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mattoon High School is approximately 17.0:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mattoon High School?
Student demographics at Mattoon High School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mattoon High School?
Mattoon High School is overseen by Mattoon CUSD 2 in Coles County.
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