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Enrollment
658
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PONTIAC TWP HSD 90·NCES 173222003369
Pontiac High School
1100 E Indiana Ave, Pontiac, IL 61764 · (815) 844-6113 · Livingston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B+Beats 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
13.0:1
51 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
302 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 152 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 166 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 179 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Pontiac High School
Pontiac High School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac High School this school | 658 | 45.9% | 41.7% |
| Oregon Jr/Sr High School Oregon | 627 | 48.6% | 45.7% |
| Sandwich Community High School Sandwich | 560 | 46.1% | 40.9% |
| Charleston High School Charleston | 795 | 44.9% | 35.4% |
| Dixon High School Dixon | 760 | 44.2% | 33.0% |
| Wilmington High School Wilmington | 432 | 43.8% | 40.7% |
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 Pontiac High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #173 of 573 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #285 of 708 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #165 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #249 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #338 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #176 of 191 | N/A |
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
658
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 756
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 | 658 | 50.6 | 13.0:1 | 46% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 46.5 | 14.6:1 | 52% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 48% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 50.2 | 12.9:1 | 41% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 37% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 36% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 49 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 44 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pontiac High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (647 to 658); teachers up 1% (50.2 to 50.6).
About Pontiac High School
Pontiac High School operates as a small high school in Pontiac, Illinois. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 658 students. It has 21% fewer students than the average for high schools in Illinois (about 834).
The local education agency for Pontiac High School is Pontiac Twp HSD 90.
At Pontiac High School, 76% of students are White. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Livingston County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Pontiac High School has 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.8:1. The school has 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Livingston County.
Pontiac High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Illinois public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.0%.
The school's county is Livingston County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $73,790 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Pontiac High School shares Livingston County with 23 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Pontiac Jr High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pontiac High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,565
Census ACS
Median income
$73,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
5,273 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pontiac
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Pontiac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 326 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Livingston Area Career CntrHigh
Other Pontiac High schools
One other US public school is named Pontiac High. Pontiac High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pontiac High SchoolPONTIAC, MI · 992 students
Nearby schools
- Pontiac Jr High School0.3 mi · 326
- Washington Elementary School0.4 mi · 221
- Central Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 227
- Graymont Elementary School8.2 mi · 52
- Cornell Elementary School9.2 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Pontiac High SchoolHow large is Pontiac High School?
Pontiac High School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pontiac High School serve?
Pontiac High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pontiac High School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Pontiac High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pontiac High School?
At Pontiac High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Pontiac High School public or private?
Pontiac High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pontiac Twp HSD 90.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.