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Enrollment
449
High
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERRARD CUSD 200·NCES 173618003747
Sherrard High School
4701 176th Ave, Sherrard, IL 61281 · (309) 593-2175 · Rock Island County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Illinois public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
116 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 120 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 22% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Sherrard CUSD 200. 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% 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 Sherrard High School
Sherrard High School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrard High School this school | 449 | 25.8% | 41.8% |
| Byron High School 9-12 Byron | 464 | 24.4% | 57.7% |
| Unity High School Tolono | 480 | 25.0% | 51.6% |
| Peotone High School Peotone | 420 | 27.6% | 43.7% |
| Winnebago High School Winnebago | 422 | 27.7% | 47.5% |
| Eureka High School Eureka | 513 | 23.2% | 59.0% |
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 Sherrard High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #172 of 573 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #347 of 708 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #188 of 528 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #337 of 537 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #522 of 578 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #298 of 358 | N/A |
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
449
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 525
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 | 449 | 33.7 | 13.3:1 | 26% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 33.8 | 13.5:1 | 30% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 33.3 | 13.5:1 | 27% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 35.5 | 13.0:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 41 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherrard High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (462 to 449); teachers down 5% (35.5 to 33.7).
About Sherrard High School
Sherrard High School is a low-enrollment high school based in Sherrard, Illinois. It enrolls 449 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 46% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Besides Sherrard High School, Sherrard CUSD 200 runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,305 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Sherrard High School. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Rock Island County overall, about 72% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Sherrard High School reported 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.3:1. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 13.8:1. Roughly 26% of students at Sherrard High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Rock Island County average 65%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Sherrard High School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Sherrard High School is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.8% against a predicted 56.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Rock Island County show that the median household earns about $67,159 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Rock Island County, 57 public schools serve about 21,921 students.
Sherrard High School's closest public school neighbor is Sherrard Jr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Sherrard High School holds 2 other public schools. Sherrard High School's average proficiency of 41.8% compares with 42.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 449, up from 426 in 2020-21.
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Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sherrard CUSD 200
- Winola Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Sherrard Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Sherrard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 189 students
- Matherville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 182 students
Other schools in Sherrard
- Sherrard Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Sherrard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Sherrard Jr High School0.0 mi · 189
- Sherrard Elementary School1.9 mi · 224
- Ridgewood Elementary School6.4 mi · 260
- Matherville Intermediate School6.7 mi · 182
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School7.0 mi · 277
- Bicentennial Elementary School7.7 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Sherrard High SchoolHow many students attend Sherrard High School?
Sherrard High School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sherrard High School serve?
Sherrard High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Sherrard High School have?
Sherrard High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sherrard High School?
Student demographics at Sherrard High School are roughly 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherrard High School?
Sherrard High School is overseen by Sherrard CUSD 200 in Rock Island County.
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