Enrollment
194
High
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND CUSD 7·NCES 170012601479
Midland High School
1830 State Route 17, Varna, IL 61375 · (309) 463-8009 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
101 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 9 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 28% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Midland CUSD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Midland High School
Midland High School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland High School this school | 194 | 52.1% | 31.7% |
| Ashton-Franklin Center High School Ashton | 216 | 51.9% | 46.8% |
| Altamont High School Altamont | 222 | 51.4% | 44.1% |
| Warren Jr/Sr High School Warren | 191 | 49.7% | 51.1% |
| Bunker Hill High School Bunker Hill | 166 | 52.4% | 38.5% |
| Okaw Valley High School Bethany | 162 | 51.9% | 35.2% |
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 Midland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #333 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #539 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #276 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #234 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 2024-25Enrollment
194
-13 (-6%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 271
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 | 194 | N/A | N/A | 52% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 13 | 15.0:1 | 53% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 13.3 | 14.7:1 | 53% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 16.5 | 12.6:1 | 39% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 35% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 39% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland High School.
About Midland High School
Midland High School, a very small high school, is located in Varna, Illinois. It reported 194 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
The district, Midland CUSD 7, has 657 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Roughly 90% of students at Midland High School are White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Marshall County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Midland High School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Midland High School is about 52%. The figure for public schools in Marshall County is close, at 51%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Midland High School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marshall County show that the median household earns about $71,585 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Marshall County, 9 public schools serve about 1,576 students.
Midland Elementary School, about 6.0 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Midland High School is 8th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Midland High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased 6% over 4 years, reaching 194 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Midland High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,647
Census ACS
Median income
$71,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland CUSD 7
- Midland Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Midland Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Other Midland High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Midland High. Midland High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Midland High SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 2,718 students
- Midland High SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 1,129 students
- Midland High SchoolMidland, LA · 317 students
- MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOLPLEASANT PLAINS, AR · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Elementary School6.0 mi · 249
- Henry-Senachwine Grade School6.9 mi · 387
- Henry-Senachwine High School7.4 mi · 147
- Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School7.5 mi · 157
- Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School7.5 mi · 156
- Fieldcrest Intermediate School8.7 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Midland High SchoolHow large is Midland High School?
Midland High School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Midland High School serve?
Midland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Midland High School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Midland High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midland High School?
At Midland High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Midland High School public or private?
Midland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midland CUSD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.