Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch

Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch is one of the tiny senior highs in London Mills, Illinois, overseen by Spoon River Valley CUSD 4, with 60 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 236 students. Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch lists that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% Black. Compared to Fulton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Fulton County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.5%; this one comes in at 20.5%, -26.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household earnings sit near $60,599, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch is one of 24 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 4,160 students).

Spoon River Valley Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.0%.

Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 41%: 102 students in 2018 compared to 60 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

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