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What's the biggest difference between Morton High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,061
High
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORTON CUSD 709·NCES 172680002864
Morton High School
350 N Illinois Ave, Morton, IL 61550 · (309) 266-7182 · Tazewell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
165 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 284 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 246 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 261 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 270 | 25% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Morton CUSD 709. 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Morton High School
Morton High School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton High School this school | 1,061 | 15.6% | 64.7% |
| Lemont Twp High School Lemont | 1,284 | 17.0% | 65.0% |
| Triad High School Troy | 1,218 | 16.2% | 60.1% |
| Freeburg Community High School Freeburg | 689 | 18.1% | 57.1% |
| Mt Zion High School Mount Zion | 762 | 21.8% | 52.1% |
| Columbia High School Columbia | 606 | 15.2% | 56.5% |
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 Morton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #19 of 573 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #209 of 708 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #304 of 528 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #355 of 537 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #570 of 578 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #42 of 191 | N/A |
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
1,061
+41 (+4%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 934
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 | 1,061 | 71.5 | 14.8:1 | 16% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 1,084 | 70.6 | 15.4:1 | 17% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 1,061 | 71.7 | 14.8:1 | 13% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 1,020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 923 | 64.6 | 14.3:1 | 14% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 920 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 9% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 997 | 60 | 16.6:1 | 8% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 992 | 63 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 934 | 59 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (923 to 1,061); teachers up 11% (64.6 to 71.5).
About Morton High School
Located in Morton, Illinois, Morton High School is a medium-sized high school. Enrollment is 1,061 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students, so this school is 27% larger than average.
Morton High School falls under Morton CUSD 709, which has 6 schools enrolling 3,247 students.
Most students at Morton High School are White: 88% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Morton High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
A ratio of 14.8:1 comes from the school's 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 16% of students at Morton High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 39% for public schools in Tazewell County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.5%.
Across Tazewell County, median household income is about $77,982, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Tazewell County number 56 and enroll about 18,581.
The shortest distance from Morton High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Morton Jr High School. The five-mile area around Morton High School holds 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.3%; Morton High School's is 64.7%, ranking 5th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Morton High School is Suburb: Large.
Morton High School had 1,020 students in 2020-21 and 1,061 in 2024-25, a 4% gain.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morton CUSD 709
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Morton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Grundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Lettie Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Morton AcademyCombined
Other schools in Morton
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Morton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Grundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Lettie Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Morton AcademyCombined
Other Morton High schools
One other US public school is named Morton High. Morton High School is the largest of the 2.
- Morton High SchoolMORTON, MS · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Jr High School0.2 mi · 504
- Jefferson Elementary School0.4 mi · 354
- Lincoln Elementary School0.6 mi · 517
- Grundy Elementary School0.9 mi · 465
- Lettie Brown Elementary School2.4 mi · 346
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School5.2 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Morton High SchoolHow many students attend Morton High School?
Morton High School enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Morton High School serve?
Morton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morton High School is approximately 14.8:1 (72 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Morton High School?
Morton High School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Morton High School?
Morton High School is overseen by Morton CUSD 709 in Tazewell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.