Newark Comm High School

Set in Newark, Illinois, Newark Comm High School is a very small 9-12 campus, part of Newark CHSD 18. It hosts 175 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 79% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Newark Comm High School sits inside Newark CHSD 18, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Newark Comm High School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kendall County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Newark Comm High School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Kendall County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Newark Comm High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 58.3%; this one comes in at 35.6%, -22.8 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Kendall County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,601, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Kendall County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students), Newark Comm High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Newark Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Newark Comm High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Newark Comm High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.0%.

Newark Comm High School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newark Comm High School has climbed 6%, going from 165 students in 2018 to 175 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.