Best Public Schools in Farina, IL

Summary:

The city of Farina, Illinois has only one public high school, South Central High School, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 206 students. The school is part of the South Central CUD 401 district, which is ranked 668 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Central High School is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance. The school's four-year graduation rate is 89.4%, but its dropout rate is 5.2%. Standardized test scores are well below state averages, with only 21.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 19.2% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts. The school's performance on the ISA Science End of Course assessment is also low, with only 22.2% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 52.2%.

Additionally, the school serves a population with high levels of economic disadvantage, with 58.25% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This, coupled with a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.9%, suggests that the school faces significant challenges in supporting its students' educational needs. Despite its small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.3, the school's overall performance and ranking have declined in recent years, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve outcomes for the students of South Central High School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Central High School	Public	9-12	800 W Washington St	Farina	62838	Fayette County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 245-3363	206	18	11.3	58.3%	197 (95.6%)	4 (1.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	46.2	342^nd of 697 public high schools	50.9%		23.7	542^nd of 699 public high schools	22.5%	200	21.2	19.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.0	$14,951	$856	$14,095

Cities Near Farina

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kinmundy	5.37 mi	2	707^th
Saint Elmo	14.14 mi	3	486^th
Louisville	14.79 mi	2	644^th
Brownstown	14.99 mi	3	475^th
Iuka	15.16 mi	1	106^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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