Nashville Comm High School

Nashville Comm High School is one of the small senior highs in Nashville, Illinois, run under Nashville CHSD 99, with 359 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 57% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Nashville Comm High School is a school of Nashville CHSD 99, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Nashville Comm High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Nashville Comm High School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Nashville Comm High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 46.1%.

Around the school, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $78,224, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nashville Comm High School is one of 7 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 1,739 students).

Nashville Grade School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nashville Comm High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Nashville Comm High School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 399 (now 359). Over the same period, the White share fell from 96% to 89%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.