Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODLAWN UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 209·NCES 170142206373
Woodlawn High School
300 N Central St, Woodlawn, IL 62898 · (618) 735-2631 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Illinois public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
63 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 48 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 20% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Woodlawn Unit School District 209. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Woodlawn High School
Woodlawn High School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn High School this school | 174 | 36.2% | 34.0% |
| Warsaw Sr High School Warsaw | 185 | 36.2% | 42.9% |
| AlWood Middle/High School Woodhull | 184 | 33.7% | 40.7% |
| Illini Central High School Mason City | 172 | 38.4% | 26.1% |
| Calhoun High School Hardin | 171 | 33.9% | 40.1% |
| Stewardson-Strasburg High School Strasburg | 143 | 36.4% | 49.0% |
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 Woodlawn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #294 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #569 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #451 of 578 |
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
174
-18 (-9%) vs 2020
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 | 174 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 36% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 36% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 40% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 14.6 | 11.1:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 14 | 12.3:1 | 23% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlawn High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (163 to 174); teachers down 4% (14.6 to 14).
About Woodlawn High School
Woodlawn High School operates as a small high school in Woodlawn, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 174 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 79% lower than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in Woodlawn Unit School District 209 totals 496 students.
Most students at Woodlawn High School are White: 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% multiracial. Woodlawn High School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Woodlawn High School employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 36% in 2024-25. Public schools in Jefferson County average 60%.
Woodlawn High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Woodlawn High School falls short of its prediction by 16.6 points. The model expects 50.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois; the school's rate is 34.0%.
Jefferson County has about 36,550 residents, and median household income is about $63,118, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 31 and enroll about 5,314.
The closest public school to Woodlawn High School is Woodlawn Grade School, about 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles of Woodlawn High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Woodlawn High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 192 to 174.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Woodlawn Unit School District 209
- Woodlawn Grade SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other Woodlawn High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodlawn High. Woodlawn High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Woodlawn HighBaltimore, MD · 1,922 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 1,331 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolShreveport, LA · 623 students
- WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOLRISON, AR · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Woodlawn Grade School0.3 mi · 322
- Mount Vernon High School5.6 mi · 1,233
- J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center5.7 mi · 260
- Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center5.9 mi · 562
- McClellan Elementary School6.7 mi · 56
- Zadok Casey Middle School6.8 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlawn High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodlawn High School?
Woodlawn High School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodlawn High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodlawn High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodlawn High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodlawn High School is approximately 12.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woodlawn High School?
Woodlawn High School reports a student body of 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodlawn High School?
Woodlawn High School is overseen by Woodlawn Unit School District 209 in Jefferson County.
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