Enrollment
162
High
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKAW VALLEY CUSD 302·NCES 170022304221
Okaw Valley High School
709 S St John, Bethany, IL 61914 · (217) 665-3631 · Moultrie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- BBeats 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
10.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
84 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 35 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 30% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Okaw Valley CUSD 302. 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Okaw Valley High School
Okaw Valley High School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okaw Valley High School this school | 162 | 51.9% | 35.2% |
| Bunker Hill High School Bunker Hill | 166 | 52.4% | 38.5% |
| Hardin County High School Elizabethtown | 175 | 52.6% | 26.6% |
| Martinsville Jr- Sr High School Martinsville | 146 | 52.7% | 25.9% |
| South Fork Jr Sr High School Kincaid | 134 | 53.0% | 26.6% |
| Midland High School Varna | 194 | 52.1% | 31.7% |
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 Okaw Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #283 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #586 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #278 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
162
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 155
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 | 162 | 16 | 10.2:1 | 52% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 52% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 15.6 | 11.1:1 | 43% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 14.4 | 11.7:1 | 40% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 12% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 35% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okaw Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (169 to 162); teachers up 11% (14.4 to 16).
About Okaw Valley High School
Okaw Valley High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Bethany, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 162 students. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
Okaw Valley High School is in Okaw Valley CUSD 302, a district with 456 students across 3 schools.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Okaw Valley High School. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic and 2% Black. That is in line with Moultrie County, where about 95% of residents are White. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Okaw Valley High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Okaw Valley High School is 10.2:1, based on 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Moultrie County is similar, at 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Okaw Valley High School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Illinois public high schools.
Okaw Valley High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.2% is 6.4 points below the 41.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Moultrie County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,784, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,628, Okaw Valley High School among them.
Okaw Valley Elementary School sits about 0.5 miles from Okaw Valley High School. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Okaw Valley High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Okaw Valley High School's location as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 170 to 162, a 5% decrease.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Moultrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,424
Census ACS
Median income
$71,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okaw Valley CUSD 302
- Okaw Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Okaw Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Okaw Valley Elementary School0.5 mi · 170
- Sullivan Elementary School7.4 mi · 565
- Sullivan High School7.5 mi · 317
- Sullivan Middle School7.5 mi · 266
- Lovington Grade School7.8 mi · 148
- Okaw Valley Middle School8.3 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Okaw Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Okaw Valley High School?
Okaw Valley High School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Okaw Valley High School serve?
Okaw Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Okaw Valley High School have?
Okaw Valley High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Okaw Valley High School?
Student demographics at Okaw Valley High School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Okaw Valley High School public or private?
Okaw Valley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okaw Valley CUSD 302.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.