Sandoval Sr High School

Sandoval Sr High School is one of the very small senior highs in Sandoval, Illinois, one of the schools within Sandoval CUSD 501, with 124 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 834.

Sandoval CUSD 501 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 429 students. Sandoval Sr High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sandoval Sr High School shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Sandoval Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Sandoval Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,240, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Marion County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students), Sandoval Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sandoval Jr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 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), Sandoval Sr High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 26.9%.

Sandoval Sr High School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sandoval Sr High School has ticked up 5%, going from 118 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 96% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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