Western High School

Western High School operates as a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Barry, Illinois, run under Western CUSD 12. Current enrollment sits at 141 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 83% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Western CUSD 12 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 512 students. Western High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Western High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Western High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% 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, Western High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.9%; this one delivers 38.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Pike County shows median household income runs about $59,777, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Western High School is one of 12 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 2,394 students).

Nearest neighbor: Western Barry Elem, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Western High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Western High School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 141). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.