St Elmo Sr High School

St Elmo Sr High School is one of the one-room-style secondary schools in Saint Elmo, Illinois, part of St Elmo CUSD 202, with 113 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 86% below the state mean of about 834.

Across the 3 schools in St Elmo CUSD 202 (390 students total), St Elmo Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, St Elmo Sr High School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic. Compared to Fayette County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, St Elmo Sr High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting St Elmo Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fayette County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, St Elmo Sr High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.5%; this one comes in at 26.8%, -18.7 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fayette County put median household income runs about $60,944, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Fayette County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,858 students), St Elmo Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is St Elmo Jr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St Elmo Sr High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 119 students in 2018 compared to 113 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 2% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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