Scales Mound High School

Scales Mound High School operates as a micro-enrollment high school in Scales Mound, Illinois, operated by Scales Mound CUSD 211. Current enrollment sits at 67 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Within Scales Mound CUSD 211, which oversees 3 schools and 257 students, Scales Mound High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Scales Mound High School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jo Daviess County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jo Daviess County put median household income runs about $73,993, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scales Mound High School is one of 21 public schools in Jo Daviess County (combined enrollment of about 3,012 students).

Nearest neighbor: Scales Mound Elem School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 63 students in 2018 compared to 67 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window.

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