Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAWNEE CUSD 11·NCES 173093003221
Pawnee Jr/Sr High School
810 4th St, Pawnee, IL 62558 · (217) 625-2471 · Sangamon County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
10.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
22 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 7 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 15% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Pawnee CUSD 11. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
73.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +36.4pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 36 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 12.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pawnee Jr/Sr High School
Pawnee Jr/Sr High School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee Jr/Sr High School this school | 247 | 8.9% | 38.0% |
| Brimfield High School Brimfield | 189 | 9.5% | 55.8% |
| Tri-Valley High School Downs | 329 | 9.4% | 61.9% |
| Teutopolis High School Teutopolis | 339 | 9.7% | 57.5% |
| Riverdale Sr High School Port Byron | 324 | 16.0% | 51.9% |
| Orion High School Orion | 285 | 17.9% | 50.9% |
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 Pawnee Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #233 of 573 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #41 of 75 ▲ 10 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #12 of 75 ▲ 31 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #494 of 708 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #25 of 528 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #483 of 537 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #577 of 578 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #178 of 358 | #4 of 9 |
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
247
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 201
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 | 247 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 9% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 24.5 | 10.6:1 | 12% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 22.5 | 11.0:1 | 25% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 25.9 | 10.5:1 | 25% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 28% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 177 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 17% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pawnee Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (273 to 247); teachers down 7% (25.9 to 24).
About Pawnee Jr/Sr High School
Among the schools in Pawnee, Illinois, is Pawnee Jr/Sr High School, a small high school. The grade span is 7 through 12, and enrollment is 247 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Illinois is about 834, so this school runs 70% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in Pawnee CUSD 11 totals 572 students.
White students are the large majority at Pawnee Jr/Sr High School, with 95% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial. Among people living in Sangamon County, the White share is about 78%. The chance that two students picked at random at Pawnee Jr/Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
The count of teachers at Pawnee Jr/Sr High School is 24 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. Around 9% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Sangamon County, the average is 48%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Pawnee Jr/Sr High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pawnee Jr/Sr High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 38.0%; the prediction is 66.4%.
Federal survey data for Sangamon County show that median household income is about $75,357, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pawnee Jr/Sr High School is among the 77 public schools in Sangamon County.
Pawnee Grade School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Pawnee Jr/Sr High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 48.5% proficiency; Pawnee Jr/Sr High School posts 38.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 240 to 247.
Discussions about Pawnee Jr/Sr High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Pawnee Grade School0.0 mi · 325
- Auburn Jr High at Divernon4.5 mi · 236
- Ball Elementary School6.0 mi · 552
- Glenwood Intermediate School7.0 mi · 672
- Glenwood Middle School7.1 mi · 735
- South Fork Elementary School8.6 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Pawnee Jr/Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pawnee Jr/Sr High School?
Pawnee Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 07-12.
Is Pawnee Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pawnee Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Pawnee Jr/Sr High School have?
Pawnee Jr/Sr High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pawnee Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Pawnee Jr/Sr High School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pawnee Jr/Sr High School in?
Pawnee Jr/Sr High School is part of Pawnee CUSD 11.
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