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How has Taylorville Sr High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
739
High
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLORVILLE CUSD 3·NCES 173870003938
Taylorville Sr High School
815 W Springfield Rd, Taylorville, IL 62568 · (217) 824-2268 · Christian County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- DBeats 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
14.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
277 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 187 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 191 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 170 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 191 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Taylorville CUSD 3. 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% 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 Taylorville Sr High School
Taylorville Sr High School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorville Sr High School this school | 739 | 37.5% | 34.6% |
| Richland County High School Olney | 669 | 40.5% | 38.1% |
| Jersey Comm High School Jerseyville | 961 | 39.8% | 44.6% |
| Effingham High School Effingham | 712 | 36.5% | 45.1% |
| Olympia High School Stanford | 495 | 34.7% | 36.5% |
| Civic Memorial High School Bethalto | 760 | 42.6% | 43.0% |
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 Taylorville Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #290 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #267 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #285 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #404 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #436 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #295 of 358 |
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
739
-55 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 860
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 | 739 | 50.5 | 14.6:1 | 37% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 783 | 52.3 | 15.0:1 | 39% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 49.4 | 15.8:1 | 38% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 46.6 | 16.3:1 | 42% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 39% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 48 | 18.7:1 | 37% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 876 | 52 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 860 | 49 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylorville Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (761 to 739); teachers up 8% (46.6 to 50.5).
About Taylorville Sr High School
The public high school Taylorville Sr High School is located in Taylorville, Illinois. Its 739 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.
District-wide, Taylorville CUSD 3 has 4 schools and 2,172 students.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Taylorville Sr High School. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Christian County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Taylorville Sr High School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.6:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 37% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Christian County, the average is 50%.
allk12 grades Taylorville Sr High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Taylorville Sr High School is 15.3 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Christian County has these Census figures: the median household income is $62,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Christian County is home to 19 public schools and about 4,740 public school students.
The closest public school, Taylorville Jr High School, is about 0.6 miles from Taylorville Sr High School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Taylorville Sr High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Taylorville Sr High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Taylorville Sr High School's enrollment declined 7%, to 739.
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Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,538
Census ACS
Median income
$62,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,740 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taylorville CUSD 3
- Taylorville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 614 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Other schools in Taylorville
- Taylorville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 614 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Taylorville Jr High School0.6 mi · 614
- North Elementary School0.7 mi · 522
- Memorial Elementary School1.2 mi · 297
- South Fork Jr Sr High School6.1 mi · 134
- South Fork Elementary School6.2 mi · 150
- Edinburg Jr High School8.1 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Taylorville Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Taylorville Sr High School?
Taylorville Sr High School enrolls approximately 739 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Taylorville Sr High School serve?
Taylorville Sr High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylorville Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taylorville Sr High School is approximately 14.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Taylorville Sr High School?
Student demographics at Taylorville Sr High School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylorville Sr High School?
Taylorville Sr High School is overseen by Taylorville CUSD 3 in Christian County.
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