Summary:
The Taylorville CUSD 3 school district in Illinois has only one high school, Taylorville Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has faced some academic challenges, with lower proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts compared to state averages, as well as a high chronic absenteeism rate that may be contributing to these performance issues.
Academically, Taylorville Senior High School has been ranked between 239 and 347 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools in the past three school years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year is 85.2%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 3.0% is slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, the percentage of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics (11.2%) and SAT English Language Arts (28.3%) is lower than the state averages (26.1% and 31.1%, respectively).
The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch (38.03% for the 2022-2023 school year). This may require additional resources and support to ensure these students have the necessary tools and opportunities to succeed academically. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $13,370, slightly higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.8, slightly lower than the state average.
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