West Carroll High School

West Carroll High School is a tiny high school in Savanna, Illinois, part of West Carroll CUSD 314. The school hosts 245 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% below the state mean of about 834.

Within West Carroll CUSD 314, which oversees 3 schools and 839 students, West Carroll High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, West Carroll High School lists that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting West Carroll High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Carroll High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.0%; this one comes in at 21.5%, -21.5 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Carroll County shows median household income runs about $60,758, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carroll County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students), of which West Carroll High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Carroll Primary, around 1.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Carroll High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 59.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 340 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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