University High School

University High School operates as a cozy senior high in Normal, Illinois, operated by ISU Laboratory Schools. Current enrollment sits at 624 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so University High School sits 25% leaner than that benchmark.

ISU Laboratory Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,083 students. University High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, University High School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (McLean County) records that median household earnings sit near $79,905, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. University High School is one of 60 public schools in McLean County (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Metcalf School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at University High School has stayed largely flat, going from 612 students in 2018 to 624 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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