Palestine High School

Set in Palestine, Illinois, Palestine High School is a micro-enrollment senior high, operated by Palestine CUSD 3. It enrolls 80 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 90% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in Palestine CUSD 3 (354 students total), Palestine High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Palestine High School records that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Palestine High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Palestine High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Palestine High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.5%; actual is 26.3%, a gap of -19.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Crawford County indicate median household income runs about $71,674, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Palestine High School is one of 10 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 2,684 students).

The closest other public school is Palestine Grade School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Palestine High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 90 students in 2018 compared to 80 in 2025.

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