Enrollment
162
High
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SERENA CUSD 2·NCES 171588001894
Serena High School
2283 N 3812th Rd, Serena, IL 60549 · (815) 496-2361 · LaSalle County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
55 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Serena CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Serena High School
Serena High School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena High School this school | 162 | 34.0% | 32.7% |
| Durand High School Durand | 170 | 32.4% | 35.9% |
| Polo Comm High School Polo | 186 | 36.6% | 43.2% |
| Warsaw Sr High School Warsaw | 185 | 36.2% | 42.9% |
| Dwight High School Dwight | 211 | 32.7% | 35.5% |
| Woodland High School Streator | 138 | 37.0% | 39.9% |
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 Serena High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #315 of 573 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #587 of 708 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #475 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #30 of 358 | #1 of 6 |
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
162
-47 (-22%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 210
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 | 162 | 13.6 | 11.9:1 | 34% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 36% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 13.8 | 11.8:1 | 33% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 18.4 | 12.2:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 31% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 24% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Serena High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (225 to 162); teachers down 26% (18.4 to 13.6).
About Serena High School
Serena High School is a very small high school in Serena, Illinois, (ZIP code 60549). The school has 162 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
Serena High School falls under Serena CUSD 2, which has 4 schools enrolling 611 students.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Serena High School. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with LaSalle County, where about 86% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The school has 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1. In all, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 53% average for public schools in LaSalle County.
In Illinois, Serena High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.7% compared with a predicted 51.9%.
Looking at the county, LaSalle County, median household income comes to about $73,045, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 54, with about 14,523 students.
The closest school to Serena High School is Serena Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Serena High School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 209 students in 2020-21 to 162 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Serena High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Serena CUSD 2
- Serena Middle SchoolMiddle · 184 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 135 students
- Harding Grade SchoolElementary · 130 students
Nearby schools
- Serena Middle School0.0 mi · 184
- Sheridan Elementary School3.9 mi · 135
- Rutland Elementary School5.9 mi · 70
- Harding Grade School6.2 mi · 130
- Milton Pope Elementary School8.0 mi · 195
- Newark Comm High School8.7 mi · 175
Frequently asked questions
About Serena High SchoolHow many students attend Serena High School?
Serena High School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 09-12.
Is Serena High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Serena High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Serena High School have?
Serena High School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Serena High School?
Student demographics at Serena High School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Serena High School public or private?
Serena High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Serena CUSD 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.