Enrollment
143
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEWARDSON-STRASBURG CUD 5A·NCES 173783003887
Stewardson-Strasburg High School
2806 E 600 North Rd, Strasburg, IL 62465 · (217) 682-3355 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
52 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 24% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Based on grade levels within Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Stewardson-Strasburg High School
Stewardson-Strasburg High School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewardson-Strasburg High School this school | 143 | 36.4% | 49.0% |
| Webber High School Bluford | 134 | 34.3% | 18.6% |
| Wayne City High School Wayne City | 135 | 34.1% | 43.6% |
| Crab Orchard High School Marion | 154 | 39.0% | 33.3% |
| Winchester High School Winchester | 166 | 38.6% | 39.3% |
| Windsor Jr & Sr High School Windsor | 134 | 37.3% | 32.0% |
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 Stewardson-Strasburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #95 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #608 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #447 of 578 |
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
143
+13 (+10%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 133
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 | 143 | 11.4 | 12.6:1 | 36% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 38% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 10.7 | 11.9:1 | 33% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 9.9 | 10.6:1 | 32% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | 32% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 38% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 14 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 11 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stewardson-Strasburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (105 to 143); teachers up 15% (9.9 to 11.4).
About Stewardson-Strasburg High School
Stewardson-Strasburg High School is a very small high school in Strasburg, Illinois. There are 143 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 834.
Stewardson-Strasburg High School is one school in a 2-school district, Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A, which enrolls 433 students.
Stewardson-Strasburg High School is 98% White by enrollment. That is in line with Shelby County, where about 97% of residents are White. The diversity index for Stewardson-Strasburg High School is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Stewardson-Strasburg High School totals 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. The average for high schools in Illinois, 13.8:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Stewardson-Strasburg High School is about 36%. The average for public schools in Shelby County is 46%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Stewardson-Strasburg High School outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Stewardson-Strasburg High School is 1.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In the wider Shelby County area, the median household earns about $72,095 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Stewardson-Strasburg High School shares Shelby County with 13 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Stewardson-Strasburg High School is closest to Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Stewardson-Strasburg High School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Stewardson-Strasburg High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% rise, from 130 to 143.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,720
Census ACS
Median income
$72,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,922 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A
- Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Strasburg
- Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School0.0 mi · 290
- Neoga Jr/Sr High School9.5 mi · 280
- Neoga Elementary School9.6 mi · 241
- Windsor Jr & Sr High School9.8 mi · 134
- Windsor Elementary School9.9 mi · 225
- Beecher City Grade School11.8 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Stewardson-Strasburg High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stewardson-Strasburg High School?
Stewardson-Strasburg High School enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stewardson-Strasburg High School serve?
Stewardson-Strasburg High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Stewardson-Strasburg High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Stewardson-Strasburg High School.
How diverse is Stewardson-Strasburg High School?
Stewardson-Strasburg High School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Stewardson-Strasburg High School?
Stewardson-Strasburg High School is overseen by Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A in Shelby County.
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