West Prairie Senior High School

West Prairie Senior High School is a rural-scale high school in Colchester, Illinois, one of the schools within West Prairie CUSD 103. The school serves 170 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so West Prairie Senior High School sits 80% smaller than that benchmark.

Within West Prairie CUSD 103, which oversees 4 schools and 573 students, West Prairie Senior High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Prairie Senior High School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest breaks down as 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Prairie Senior High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.6%; actual is 24.2%, a gap of -15.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for McDonough County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,795, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across McDonough County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,250 students), West Prairie Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West Prairie Junior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around West Prairie Senior High School. On composite proficiency, West Prairie Senior High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.6%.

West Prairie Senior High School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Prairie Senior High School has ticked up 4%, going from 164 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for West Prairie Senior High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.