Morton High School

Set in Morton, Illinois, Morton High School is a moderately sized high school, overseen by Morton CUSD 709. It serves 1,061 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Morton High School sits 27% larger than that benchmark.

Within Morton CUSD 709, which oversees 6 schools and 3,247 students, Morton High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Morton High School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Morton High School reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, Morton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 64.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Tazewell County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,982, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), Morton High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Morton Jr High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Morton High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Morton High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.3%.

Morton High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Morton High School's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 923 (now 1,061).

On allk12, the feed for Morton High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.