High Schools in Dwight Township HSD 230

Dwight Township HSD 230 is a school district in Illinois that serves the community of Dwight. The district has only one high school, Dwight High School, which serves grades 9-12. While the school has a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the state average, its academic performance has declined over the past three years, with proficiency rates in key subjects falling below state averages.

Dwight High School is ranked 355 out of 697 Illinois high schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate of 83.0% is below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.6% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in SAT/Mathematics (11.1%), SAT/English Language Arts (27.8%), and ISA/Science (49.1%) are all below the state averages, indicating a need for improvement in academic outcomes.

The high proportion of students from low-income families, as indicated by the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 36.74%, may be contributing to the academic challenges faced by Dwight High School. Despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, the school's performance remains below the state averages, suggesting that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance. The district and school leadership will need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the underlying factors affecting student achievement.