Mt Zion High School

Mt Zion High School is a high school with a street address in Mount Zion, Illinois. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 762 students.

Mt Zion CUSD 3 operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,427 students.

At Mt Zion High School, White students make up 90% of the student body. The remaining students are 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Macon County, the White share is about 74%. Mt Zion High School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Federal staffing data show 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mt Zion High School and a ratio of 17.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 22% of enrollment. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Macon County.

Mt Zion High School scores 52.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.9%.

Within Macon County, median household income is about $62,666, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 43 public schools in Macon County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,702.

The school nearest to Mt Zion High School is Mt Zion Jr High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Mt Zion High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Mt Zion High School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.

The NCES locale for Mt Zion High School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 762, close to the 761 recorded in 2020-21.

The Mt Zion High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.