Putnam County High School

Putnam County High School operates as a micro-enrollment high school in Granville, Illinois, one of the schools within Putnam County CUSD 535. Current enrollment sits at 245 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Putnam County High School sits 71% below that benchmark.

Within Putnam County CUSD 535, which oversees 4 schools and 773 students, Putnam County High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Putnam County High School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Putnam County High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Putnam County High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at Putnam County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Putnam County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Putnam County) logs that median household income runs about $75,590, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Putnam County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 773 students), Putnam County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Putnam Co Primary Sch, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Putnam County High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 10% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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