Enrollment
72
High
DISTRICT 90 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE CUSD 84·NCES 174299004313
Shawnee High School
3365 State Hwy 3 N, Wolf Lake, IL 62998 · (618) 833-5307 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
38 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 26 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 19% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Shawnee CUSD 84. 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 Shawnee High School
Shawnee High School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee High School this school | 72 | 52.8% | 17.9% |
| Clay City High School Clay City | 68 | 54.4% | 24.0% |
| Edinburg High School Edinburg | 74 | 52.7% | 16.1% |
| Odin Attendance Center 9-12 Odin | 67 | 55.2% | 20.5% |
| Thompsonville High School Thompsonville | 90 | 52.2% | 23.3% |
| Hutsonville High School Hutsonville | 77 | 49.4% | 36.3% |
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 Shawnee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #686 of 708 |
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
72
-14 (-16%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 160
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 | 72 | 8.5 | 8.5:1 | 53% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 8 | 9.6:1 | 51% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 7.2 | 9.7:1 | 54% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 93 | 9.1 | 10.2:1 | 100% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 11 | 10.1:1 | 97% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | 53% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 16 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 16 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (93 to 72); teachers down 7% (9.1 to 8.5).
About Shawnee High School
Federal records list Shawnee High School as a high school in Wolf Lake, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 72 students. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 91% lower.
Shawnee CUSD 84 is made up of 3 schools with 270 students in all.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Shawnee High School are from different groups.
There are 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shawnee High School, giving a ratio of 8.5:1. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. By family income, 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Union County.
Shawnee High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Illinois public high schools.
Shawnee High School is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.9% against a predicted 41.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Union County show that median household income comes to about $55,728, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 2,478 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Shawnee Jr High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Shawnee High School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,997
Census ACS
Median income
$55,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee CUSD 84
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 136 students
- Shawnee Jr High SchoolMiddle · 62 students
Other schools in Wolf Lake
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 136 students
- Shawnee Jr High SchoolMiddle · 62 students
Other Shawnee High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Shawnee High. Shawnee High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Shawnee High SchoolMEDFORD, NJ · 1,387 students
- Shawnee High SchoolShawnee, OK · 1,045 students
- Shawnee High SchoolLima, OH · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Jr High School0.0 mi · 62
- Shawnee Elementary School0.1 mi · 136
- NELL HOLCOMB ELEM.7.5 mi · 249
- Jonesboro Elementary School8.6 mi · 338
- Anna-Jonesboro High School9.6 mi · 476
- Anna Junior High School9.6 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee High SchoolHow large is Shawnee High School?
Shawnee High School enrolls approximately 72 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shawnee High School serve?
Shawnee High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shawnee High School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Shawnee High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shawnee High School?
At Shawnee High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Shawnee High School public or private?
Shawnee High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawnee CUSD 84.
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