Enrollment
178
High
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT PULASKI CUSD 23·NCES 172729002892
Mount Pulaski High School
206 S Spring St, Mount Pulaski, IL 62548 · (217) 792-3209 · Logan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Illinois public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
74 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 49 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 21% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Mt Pulaski CUSD 23. 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Mount Pulaski High School
Mount Pulaski High School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pulaski High School this school | 178 | 41.6% | 35.5% |
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr High School Milledgeville | 183 | 43.2% | 54.6% |
| Unity High School Mendon | 176 | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Carrollton High School Carrollton | 180 | 39.4% | 35.3% |
| Galva Jr-Sr High School Galva | 191 | 41.4% | 38.9% |
| Edwards County High School Albion | 223 | 41.3% | 44.6% |
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 Mount Pulaski High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #275 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #562 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #383 of 578 |
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
178
+22 (+14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 206
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 | 178 | 18.6 | 9.6:1 | 42% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 18.4 | 9.3:1 | 40% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 17.6 | 9.9:1 | 37% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 20 | 7.9:1 | 37% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 18 | 10.0:1 | 37% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 21 | 8.4:1 | 21% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 206 | 22 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 16 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Pulaski High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (158 to 178); teachers down 7% (20 to 18.6).
About Mount Pulaski High School
Mount Pulaski High School is a small high school in Mount Pulaski, Illinois, under Mt Pulaski CUSD 23. Enrolled students number 178 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students each.
District-wide, Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 has 2 schools and 547 students.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at Mount Pulaski High School. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic. In Logan County overall, about 87% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Logan County report 51%.
The allk12 Grade for Mount Pulaski High School is C+. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mount Pulaski High School's results are 12.1 points below predicted: 35.5% against 47.5%.
Within Logan County, the median household income is $66,358, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Logan County has 15 public schools and roughly 3,448 students.
The next-closest public school is Mount Pulaski Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Mount Pulaski High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Mount Pulaski High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Mount Pulaski High School's enrollment climbed 14%, to 178.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Mount Pulaski High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,713
Census ACS
Median income
$66,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mt Pulaski CUSD 23
- Mount Pulaski Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other schools in Mount Pulaski
- Mount Pulaski Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pulaski Elementary School0.4 mi · 369
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School9.4 mi · 288
- Lincoln Comm High School9.6 mi · 764
- Washington-Monroe Elementary School10.2 mi · 224
- Lincoln Jr High School10.6 mi · 321
- Central Elementary School10.7 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Pulaski High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Pulaski High School?
Mount Pulaski High School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mount Pulaski High School serve?
Mount Pulaski High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Mount Pulaski High School have?
Mount Pulaski High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Mount Pulaski High School?
Student demographics at Mount Pulaski High School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Mount Pulaski High School public or private?
Mount Pulaski High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mt Pulaski CUSD 23.
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