Morrisonville High School

Located at 204 N Perrine St, in Morrisonville, Illinois, Morrisonville High School is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus that works with 85 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Morrisonville CUSD 1. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 90% below typical.

Morrisonville High School is one of 3 schools operated by Morrisonville CUSD 1, a district that works with 287 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Morrisonville High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Christian County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at Morrisonville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Christian County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Morrisonville High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.2%; this one comes in at 25.8%, -27.4 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Christian County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,611, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Christian County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,740 students), of which Morrisonville High School is one.

The closest other public school is Morrisonville Jr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morrisonville High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Morrisonville High School's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 90 (now 85). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 99% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Morrisonville High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.