Enrollment
98
High
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTONVILLE CUSD 1·NCES 174065004087
Waltonville High School
804 W Knob St, Waltonville, IL 62894 · (618) 279-7211 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
46 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 20 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 22% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Waltonville CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Waltonville High School
Waltonville High School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltonville High School this school | 98 | 46.9% | 32.7% |
| La Moille Jr/Sr High School La Moille | 86 | 47.7% | 27.6% |
| Galatia High School Galatia | 115 | 47.0% | 28.9% |
| V I T Sr High School Table Grove | 90 | 45.6% | 24.7% |
| Mulberry Grove Sr High School Mulberry Grove | 108 | 47.2% | 26.4% |
| Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School Hartsburg | 85 | 44.7% | 36.5% |
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 Waltonville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #656 of 708 |
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
98
-6 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 134
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 | 98 | 9 | 10.9:1 | 47% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 9.5 | 10.4:1 | 49% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 9.5 | 9.1:1 | 41% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 6.1 | 16.7:1 | 31% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 37% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 10 | 10.6:1 | 30% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 90 | 10 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waltonville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (101 to 98); teachers up 49% (6.1 to 9).
About Waltonville High School
Waltonville High School is a high school with a street address in Waltonville, Illinois. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 98 students. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
Waltonville High School sits within Waltonville CUSD 1, which has 2 schools and 310 students.
At Waltonville High School, 97% of students are White. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 84% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waltonville High School scores 6%.
Staffing at Waltonville High School comes to 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.9:1. High schools in Illinois average 13.8:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. Waltonville High School counts 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 60%.
Waltonville High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Illinois public high schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.4%. Waltonville High School scores 32.7%.
The school is in Jefferson County, where median household income comes to about $63,118, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County's 31 public schools enroll about 5,314 students and include Waltonville High School.
Waltonville High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Waltonville Grade School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Waltonville High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Waltonville High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 98, from 104 in 2020-21.
People who know Waltonville High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,550
Census ACS
Median income
$63,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
5,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waltonville CUSD 1
- Waltonville Grade SchoolElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Waltonville Grade School0.1 mi · 212
- McClellan Elementary School6.5 mi · 56
- Mount Vernon High School7.5 mi · 1,233
- Woodlawn Grade School7.9 mi · 322
- Woodlawn High School8.3 mi · 174
- Bethel Grade School9.0 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Waltonville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waltonville High School?
Waltonville High School enrolls approximately 98 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Waltonville High School serve?
Waltonville High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waltonville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waltonville High School is approximately 10.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waltonville High School?
At Waltonville High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Waltonville High School public or private?
Waltonville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waltonville CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.