Tri-Point High School

Located at 101 E Van Alstyne St, in Cullom, Illinois, Tri-Point High School is an one-room-style four-year high school that instructs 98 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Tri Point CUSD 6-J. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Tri-Point High School is one of 3 schools operated by Tri Point CUSD 6-J, a district that serves 343 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Tri-Point High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Livingston County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, Tri-Point High School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.6%; Tri-Point High School posts 36.6%, +14.0 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Livingston County indicate median household income runs about $73,790, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Livingston County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,273 students), of which Tri-Point High School is one.

The closest other public school is Tri Point Elementary School, roughly 4.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tri-Point High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tri-Point High School has decreased 6%, going from 104 students in 2018 to 98 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 91% to 82% over that span.

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