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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Quincy Sr High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,847
High
DISTRICT 783 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUINCY SD 172·NCES 173300005053
Quincy Sr High School
3322 Maine St, Quincy, IL 62301 · (217) 224-3770 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,847 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
1,017 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 464 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 486 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 432 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 465 | 25% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Quincy SD 172. 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Quincy Sr High School
Quincy Sr High School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Sr High School this school | 1,847 | 55.1% | 38.6% |
| Harlem High School Machesney Park | 1,884 | 54.7% | 30.6% |
| Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon | 1,233 | 56.4% | 26.6% |
| Jacksonville High School Jacksonville | 890 | 54.3% | 35.6% |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School Bradley | 1,914 | 49.8% | 37.9% |
| Marion High School Marion | 1,075 | 48.1% | 36.6% |
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 Quincy Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #213 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,847 | #107 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #510 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #247 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #242 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #114 of 191 |
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
1,847
-160 (-8%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,527
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 | 1,847 | 98.8 | 18.7:1 | 55% (1,017) |
| 2023-24 | 1,886 | 97.7 | 19.3:1 | 54% (1,014) |
| 2022-23 | 1,924 | 98 | 19.6:1 | 51% (977) |
| 2020-21 | 2,007 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,753 | 101.2 | 17.3:1 | 50% (882) |
| 2015-16 | 1,047 | 72 | 14.5:1 | 36% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 1,315 | 78 | 16.9:1 | 46% (610) |
| 2000-01 | 1,558 | 69 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,527 | 75 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quincy Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,753 to 1,847); teachers down 2% (101.2 to 98.8).
About Quincy Sr High School
This page covers Quincy Sr High School, a large high school in Quincy, Illinois. It serves 1,847 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
The Quincy SD 172 system has 8 schools and 6,264 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Quincy Sr High School are White. Other reported shares: 10% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Adams County's residents are about 91% White, 14 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 98.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.7:1. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 18.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Adams County average 56%.
In Illinois, Quincy Sr High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.6% actual against a predicted 39.7%.
In the county around the school, Adams County, the median household income is $66,220, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Adams County is home to 23 public schools and about 8,717 public school students.
Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School is the public school closest to Quincy Sr High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Quincy Sr High School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Quincy Sr High School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Enrollment dropped 8% from its 2020-21 level of 2,007.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,754
Census ACS
Median income
$66,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quincy SD 172
- Quincy Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Colonel George Iles Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other schools in Quincy
- Quincy Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Colonel George Iles Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School0.2 mi · 564
- Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School1.5 mi · 501
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School1.7 mi · 500
- Quincy Jr High School1.7 mi · 1,295
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School2.2 mi · 588
- Early Childhood2.2 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Quincy Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Quincy Sr High School?
Quincy Sr High School enrolls approximately 1,847 students in grades 09-12.
Is Quincy Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Quincy Sr High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Quincy Sr High School have?
Quincy Sr High School employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Quincy Sr High School?
Student demographics at Quincy Sr High School are roughly 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Quincy Sr High School in?
Quincy Sr High School is part of Quincy SD 172.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.