Enrollment
99
High
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT HILL CUSD 3·NCES 173189003346
Pleasant Hill High School
501 E Quincy St, Pleasant Hill, IL 62366 · (217) 734-2311 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Illinois public high schools
- C+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
8.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
57 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 33 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 26% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Pleasant Hill CUSD 3. 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Pleasant Hill High School
Pleasant Hill High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill High School this school | 99 | 57.6% | 33.3% |
| Zeigler-Royalton High School Mulkeytown | 131 | 57.3% | 25.6% |
| Joppa Jr & Sr High School Joppa | 78 | 61.5% | 24.7% |
| Clay City High School Clay City | 68 | 54.4% | 24.0% |
| Pope Co High School Golconda | 142 | 58.5% | 22.3% |
| Odin Attendance Center 9-12 Odin | 67 | 55.2% | 20.5% |
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 Pleasant Hill High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #653 of 708 |
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
99
+6 (+6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 121
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 | 99 | 11.4 | 8.7:1 | 58% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 11.4 | 9.1:1 | 56% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 11.4 | 8.6:1 | 43% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 9.2 | 8.4:1 | 49% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 86 | 11 | 7.8:1 | 33% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 22% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 11 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 121 | 10 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Hill High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (77 to 99); teachers up 24% (9.2 to 11.4).
About Pleasant Hill High School
In Pleasant Hill, Illinois, Pleasant Hill High School is a small high school. It serves 99 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 is made up of 2 schools with 353 students in all.
The large majority of students at Pleasant Hill High School, 96%, are White. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pleasant Hill High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
The teaching staff at Pleasant Hill High School is 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 8.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Pike County.
The allk12 Grade for Pleasant Hill High School is B-. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Illinois, Pleasant Hill High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.3% actual against a predicted 38.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pike County show that median household income is about $59,777, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 12 public schools in Pike County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,394.
The closest public school, Pleasant Hill Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles from Pleasant Hill High School. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Pleasant Hill High School is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Pleasant Hill High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pleasant Hill High School went from 93 students to 99.
Community posts for Pleasant Hill High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,469
Census ACS
Median income
$59,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasant Hill CUSD 3
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other schools in Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other Pleasant Hill High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Hill High. Pleasant Hill High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- PLEASANT HILL HIGHPLEASANT HILL, MO · 730 students
- Pleasant Hill High SchoolPleasant Hill, OR · 530 students
- Pleasant Hill High SchoolPleasant Hill, LA · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School0.1 mi · 254
- BONCL Elem.9.9 mi · 39
- LOUISIANA ELEM.10.8 mi · 343
- LOUISIANA MIDDLE11.0 mi · 151
- LOUISIANA HIGH11.0 mi · 187
- CLOPTON HIGH11.1 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Hill High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasant Hill High School?
Pleasant Hill High School enrolls approximately 99 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pleasant Hill High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Hill High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pleasant Hill High School have?
Pleasant Hill High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasant Hill High School?
At Pleasant Hill High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Hill High School?
Pleasant Hill High School is overseen by Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 in Pike County.
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