Salt Fork High School

Salt Fork High School is one of the rural-scale four-year high schools in Catlin, Illinois, part of Salt Fork CUSD 512, with 248 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

Salt Fork High School is one of 4 schools operated by Salt Fork CUSD 512, a district that serves 878 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Salt Fork High School lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Salt Fork High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at Salt Fork High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Vermilion County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Salt Fork High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Vermilion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,877 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Salt Fork High School is one of 41 public schools in Vermilion County (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students).

The closest other public school is Salt Fork North Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Salt Fork High School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 23.2%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Salt Fork High School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 248). White enrollment moved from 97% to 91% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.