Springfield High School

As a large secondary school in Springfield, Illinois, Springfield High School hosts 1,308 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Springfield SD 186. Enrollment runs roughly 57% larger than the state mean of about 834.

Springfield SD 186 comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 13,014 students; Springfield High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Springfield High School reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Springfield High School has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Springfield High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sangamon County (around 48%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Springfield High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.7%.

Around the school, census data for Sangamon County shows median household income runs about $75,357, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Springfield High School is one of 77 public schools in Sangamon County (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students).

The closest other public school is Elizabeth Graham Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Springfield High School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 25.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 1,415 students in 2018 compared to 1,308 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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