Okaw Valley High School

Located at 709 S St John, in Bethany, Illinois, Okaw Valley High School is a minimally staffed high school that enrolls 162 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Okaw Valley CUSD 302. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Okaw Valley High School sits 81% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Okaw Valley CUSD 302, which oversees 3 schools and 456 students, Okaw Valley High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Okaw Valley High School records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Okaw Valley High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Okaw Valley High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.6%; this one delivers 35.2%.

In the broader community, Moultrie County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,784, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Okaw Valley High School is one of 6 public schools in Moultrie County (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students).

Nearest neighbor: Okaw Valley Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Okaw Valley High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Okaw Valley High School has contracted 4%, going from 169 students in 2018 to 162 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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