Summary:
The Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 school district in Illinois is home to a single high school, Mount Pulaski High School, which serves grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, its academic performance is generally below the state average, with declining rankings over the past few years.
Mount Pulaski High School has a 4-year graduation rate of 89.5%, which is slightly lower than the state average, and a dropout rate of 3.8%, which is higher than the state average. The school's standardized test scores in mathematics and English language arts on the SAT are below the state average, though its science scores on the ISA are slightly above the state average. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.0%, significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the higher per-student spending of $17,820 and the lower student-teacher ratio, Mount Pulaski High School's academic performance continues to lag behind the state average. This suggests that the school and the Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's declining performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.
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