Webber High School

Webber High School is one of the minimally staffed senior highs in Bluford, Illinois, run under Bluford Unit School District 318, with 134 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Webber High School sits 84% leaner than that benchmark.

Bluford Unit School District 318 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 370 students. Webber High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Webber High School records that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest looks like 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Webber High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Webber High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Webber High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.7%; this one comes in at 18.6%, -33.1 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $63,118, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,314 students), of which Webber High School is one.

The closest other public school is Bluford Grade School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Webber High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Webber High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.9%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Webber High School's enrollment has edged up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 121 (now 134). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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