Summary:
Pontiac Township HSD 90 is a school district in Illinois that serves the community of Pontiac. The district has one high school, Pontiac High School, which has a student population of 693 and serves grades 9-12.
Pontiac High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 277 out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 334 out of 699 in 2021-2022. The school is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other Illinois high schools. Pontiac High School's four-year graduation rate is 78.4%, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate is 3.3%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Pontiac High School's proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (23%) and SAT English Language Arts (23.6%) are lower than the state averages (26.1% and 31.1%, respectively). However, the school's proficiency rate in ISA Science (58.5%) is higher than the state average (53.2%). The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 47.91%. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $15,938, which is higher than the state average.
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