Is Gallatin High School a good school?

Gallatin High School ranks 500 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Gallatin High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 215 students attended Gallatin High School.

What is the racial makeup of Gallatin High School?

Students at Gallatin High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Gallatin High School?

Gallatin High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Gallatin Elementary School Middle : Gallatin Junior High School

Gallatin High School

Summary:

Gallatin High School is a public high school located in Junction, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 215 students. The school is part of the Gallatin CUSD 7 district, which is ranked 469 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gallatin High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, typically between 373 to 500 out of around 700 schools. Its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students and low-socioeconomic status students showing improvement in recent years, while the school's performance for male students and white students has been consistently low. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 80-84%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been increasing, reaching 6.6% in the 2021-2022 school year. Gallatin High School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 46.1% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly above the state average.

Gallatin High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is well below the state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 6.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, and 16.4% were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. Gallatin High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby high schools, such as Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School, Hardin County High School, Galatia High School, and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School, all of which also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public 9-12

5175 Highway 13
Junction, IL 62954-2101

(618) 272-3821

District: Gallatin CUSD 7

SchoolDigger Rank:
500^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,648

Feeder schools for Gallatin High School:

Elementary:	Gallatin Elementary School
Middle:	Gallatin Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 215

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gallatin High School ranks worse than 71.7% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.84. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Gallatin High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gallatin High School is $14,648.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gallatin High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gallatin High School 500^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Gallatin High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Gallatin CUSD 7:

SchoolDigger ranks Gallatin CUSD 7 469^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gallatin High School

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Rank History for all students at Gallatin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	49.94	341^st	586	41.8%
2004	16.28	512^th	592	13.5%
2005	55.55	299^th	590	49.3%
2006	56.19	297^th	596	50.2%
2007	63.48	229^th	612	62.6%
2008	67.68	198^th	624	68.3%
2009	18.31	533^rd	632	15.7%
2010	27.29	503^rd	643	21.8%
2011	22.03	532^nd	655	18.8%
2012	25.80	525^th	665	21.1%
2013	36.36	469^th	670	30.0%
2014	42.02	433^rd	670	35.4%
2015	31.21	421^st	614	31.4%
2016	40.91	388^th	643	39.7%
2017	24.27	505^th	642	21.3%
2018	28.93	478^th	647	26.1%
2019	39.54	437^th	701	37.7%
2021	33.51	442^nd	688	35.8%
2022	46.12	373^rd	699	46.6%
2023	30.28	496^th	699	29.0%
2024	26.84	500^th	697	28.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gallatin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gallatin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.67	447^th	585	23.6%
2019	29.14	472^nd	639	26.1%
2021	30.39	436^th	611	28.6%
2022	48.94	288^th	626	54.0%
2023	43.14	364^th	644	43.5%
2024	26.11	480^th	639	24.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Gallatin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.17	430^th	620	30.6%
2019	33.54	446^th	665	32.9%
2021	49.26	294^th	639	54.0%
2022	51.25	307^th	658	53.3%
2023	32.90	441^st	656	32.8%
2024	21.18	509^th	664	23.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Gallatin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.55	495^th	619	20.0%
2019	45.56	350^th	675	48.1%
2021	16.45	547^th	653	16.2%
2022	38.86	412^th	664	38.0%
2023	26.32	502^nd	668	24.9%
2024	32.24	436^th	668	34.7%

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Rank History for White students at Gallatin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.16	485^th	548	11.5%
2019	22.08	458^th	552	17.0%
2021	19.40	466^th	553	15.7%
2022	30.24	398^th	560	28.9%
2023	10.42	530^th	557	4.8%
2024	14.90	506^th	554	8.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

This school has need in every area. Difficulties begin with individual school board members. The members have personal agendas for joining. Mostly, it ensures their family members will be hired as teachers and their children will receive special treatment in academics and athletic programs. This causes a great deal of confusion with rules and guidelines. Recently, 2010, this also resulted in the loss of our school's band, music, art, foreign language, and all extracurricular activities in favor of boys ball teams. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Gallatin High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	199	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	199
1990	200	n/a	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	201
1991	191	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	192
1992	304	2	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	308
1993	313	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	315
1994	278	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	280
1995	288	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	291
1996	288	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	291
1997	298	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	300
1998	289	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	293
1999	280	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	283
2000	278	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	279
2001	263	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	266
2002	243	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	245
2003	243	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	245
2004	249	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	250
2005	256	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	256
2006	271	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	272
2007	279	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	281
2008	268	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	269
2009	190	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	191
2010	192	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	193
2011	241	2	0	1	0	0	0	244
2012	209	3	0	2	0	0	0	214
2013	198	4	1	2	0	0	0	205
2014	183	0	1	5	0	0	8	197
2015	164	0	1	3	0	0	6	174
2016	177	0	1	2	0	0	8	188
2017	189	0	0	2	0	0	8	199
2018	199	0	0	2	0	0	4	205
2019	198	1	0	2	0	0	6	207
2020	194	0	0	3	0	0	2	199
2021	203	0	2	4	0	0	5	214
2022	209	0	2	4	0	0	5	220
2023	202	0	2	5	0	0	6	215

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gallatin High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	199	19.5	10.2	n/a
1990	201	17.5	11.4	n/a
1991	192	16.5	11.6	n/a
1992	308	26.5	11.6	n/a
1993	315	24.5	12.9	n/a
1994	280	25.0	11.2	n/a
1995	291	24.0	12.1	n/a
1996	291	24.0	12.1	n/a
1997	300	22.4	13.4	n/a
1998	293	21.4	13.7	n/a
1999	283	21.4	13.2	n/a
2000	279	22.8	12.2	n/a
2001	266	23.8	11.2	n/a
2002	245	21.4	11.4	24.9
2003	245	21.4	11.4	24.9
2004	250	20.4	12.3	23.2
2005	256	18.4	13.9	29.3
2006	272	18.4	14.8	33.1
2007	281	21.0	13.4	49.8
2008	269	17.0	15.8	32.7
2009	191	20.0	9.6	46.6
2010	193	19.4	9.9	50.3
2011	244	17.3	14.0	42.6
2012	214	17.7	12.0	44.4
2013	205	19.1	10.7	31.7
2014	197	14.8	13.3	47.7
2015	174	16.0	10.8	50
2016	188	16.0	11.7	56.9
2017	199	14.8	13.4	55.3
2018	205	16.8	12.2	52.2
2019	207	17.4	11.8	51.2
2020	199	17.7	11.2	47.7
2021	214	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	220	16.8	13.0	50.5
2023	215	18.5	11.5	54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gallatin High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	199	19.5	10.2	n/a
1990	201	17.5	11.4	n/a
1991	192	16.5	11.6	n/a
1992	308	26.5	11.6	n/a
1993	315	24.5	12.9	n/a
1994	280	25.0	11.2	n/a
1995	291	24.0	12.1	n/a
1996	291	24.0	12.1	n/a
1997	300	22.4	13.4	n/a
1998	293	21.4	13.7	n/a
1999	283	21.4	13.2	n/a
2000	279	22.8	12.2	n/a
2001	266	23.8	11.2	n/a
2002	245	21.4	11.4	24.9
2003	245	21.4	11.4	24.9
2004	250	20.4	12.3	23.2
2005	256	18.4	13.9	29.3
2006	272	18.4	14.8	33.1
2007	281	21.0	13.4	49.8
2008	269	17.0	15.8	32.7
2009	191	20.0	9.6	46.6
2010	193	19.4	9.9	50.3
2011	244	17.3	14.0	42.6
2012	214	17.7	12.0	44.4
2013	205	19.1	10.7	31.7
2014	197	14.8	13.3	47.7
2015	174	16.0	10.8	50
2016	188	16.0	11.7	56.9
2017	199	14.8	13.4	55.3
2018	205	16.8	12.2	52.2
2019	207	17.4	11.8	51.2
2020	199	17.7	11.2	47.7
2021	214	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	220	16.8	13.0	50.5
2023	215	18.5	11.5	54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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