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Flora High School

Summary:

Flora High School is a public high school serving 375 students in grades 9-12 in Flora, Illinois, which is part of the Flora CUSD 35 district. The school has consistently ranked in the middle range of Illinois high schools over the past decade, typically between 300-500 out of around 700 high schools in the state, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Flora High School has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 77.9% to 82.9% over the past five years, this is slightly lower than the state average of around 85%. The school's dropout rates have fluctuated, ranging from 3.8% to 7.7%, which are higher than the state average of 2-3%. Additionally, Flora High School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.9% in 2019-2020 to 39% in 2021-2022, a concerning trend that can impact academic performance and graduation rates.

Compared to nearby schools, Cisne High School, which is part of the North Wayne CUSD 200 district, outperforms Flora High School in several metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. Meanwhile, Clay City High School and North Clay Community High School, which are part of the Clay City CUSD 10 and North Clay CUSD 25 districts, respectively, have similar or slightly better performance than Flora High School in some areas, such as test scores and graduation rates.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 600 S Locust St
       Flora, IL  62839-2174

(618) 662-8316

District: Flora CUSD 35

SchoolDigger Rank:
443rd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,215 Help


Feeder schools for Flora High School:

Elementary:    Flora Elementary School
Middle:    Floyd Henson Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  365

Racial breakdown:

White:
94.0%
Hispanic:
2.5%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Flora High School ranks worse than 63.6% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.76. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Flora High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (94%), Hispanic (2.5%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Flora High School is 12.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Flora High School is $14,215.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Flora High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Flora High School 443rd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Flora High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Flora High School

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Rank History for all students at Flora High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 44.27 381st 586 35.0%
2004 69.09 182nd 592 69.3%
2005 56.64 291st 590 50.7%
2006 33.02 451st 596 24.3%
2007 55.35 309th 612 49.5%
2008 26.86 499th 624 20.0%
2009 48.70 372nd 632 41.1%
2010 55.90 331st 643 48.5%
2011 33.15 476th 655 27.3%
2012 53.40 357th 665 46.3%
2013 30.88 499th 670 25.5%
2014 36.51 460th 670 31.3%
2015 39.37 354th 614 42.3%
2016 45.23 335th 643 47.9%
2017 48.77 328th 642 48.9%
2018 35.52 435th 647 32.8%
2019 41.19 423rd 701 39.7%
2021 27.50 491st 688 28.6%
2022 37.35 442nd 699 36.8%
2023 45.69 380th 699 45.6%
2024 33.76 443rd 697 36.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Flora High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.21 286th 493 42.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Flora High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.94 364th 585 37.8%
2019 48.68 306th 639 52.1%
2021 38.84 359th 611 41.2%
2022 28.57 463rd 626 26.0%
2023 57.77 219th 644 66.0%
2024 20.31 526th 639 17.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Flora High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.47 46th 98 53.1%
2023 76.27 15th 104 85.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Flora High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.39 434th 620 30.0%
2019 29.73 470th 665 29.3%
2021 26.04 463rd 639 27.5%
2022 55.35 271st 658 58.8%
2023 49.76 315th 656 52.0%
2024 37.58 397th 664 40.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Flora High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.17 405th 619 34.6%
2019 51.02 309th 675 54.2%
2021 27.83 464th 653 28.9%
2022 24.65 503rd 664 24.2%
2023 39.27 403rd 668 39.7%
2024 29.01 450th 668 32.6%
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Rank History for White students at Flora High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.23 472nd 548 13.9%
2019 25.42 427th 552 22.6%
2021 14.99 502nd 553 9.2%
2022 20.17 479th 560 14.5%
2023 27.96 419th 557 24.8%
2024 17.91 477th 554 13.9%
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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.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Flora High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 390 n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 391
1990 400 n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 402
1991 405 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1992 408 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1993 409 0 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1994 404 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 409
1995 421 0 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1996 421 0 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1997 429 0 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 437
1998 450 0 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1999 453 0 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 463
2000 424 0 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2001 441 0 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2002 409 1 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2003 409 1 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2004 427 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2005 419 6 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2006 449 8 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 467
2007 435 7 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 453
2008 435 7 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2009 415 7 2 11 2 n/a n/a 0 437
2010 393 6 4 11 2 n/a n/a 0 416
2011 351 4 4 13 1 0 0 0 373
2012 344 5 3 13 2 0 1 0 368
2013 321 3 2 11 2 0 0 0 339
2014 311 2 4 9 1 0 2 0 329
2015 333 2 1 4 1 0 6 0 347
2016 345 2 4 4 0 0 8 0 363
2017 356 1 4 5 1 0 5 0 372
2018 334 1 7 7 1 0 8 0 358
2019 328 0 7 7 1 1 8 0 352
2020 316 0 6 8 1 1 7 0 339
2021 358 0 7 11 0 1 12 0 389
2022 338 4 3 11 0 0 3 0 359
2023 357 4 3 8 1 0 2 0 375
2024 343 3 1 9 2 1 6 0 365

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 Flora High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 391 29.3 13.3 n/a
1990 402 28.3 14.2 n/a
1991 407 28.3 14.3 n/a
1992 410 29.3 13.9 n/a
1993 413 29.3 14.1 n/a
1994 409 28.8 14.2 n/a
1995 427 30.4 14.0 n/a
1996 427 30.4 14.0 n/a
1997 437 33.4 13.1 n/a
1998 459 35.4 13.0 n/a
1999 463 36.2 12.8 n/a
2000 434 35.2 12.3 n/a
2001 450 35.5 12.7 n/a
2002 417 40.3 10.3 17.5
2003 417 40.3 10.3 17.5
2004 434 36.8 11.8 23
2005 434 36.3 12.0 27.9
2006 467 36.5 12.8 34.7
2007 453 36.0 12.6 37.7
2008 454 32.0 14.2 38.5
2009 437 37.3 11.7 36.4
2010 416 36.2 11.4 38.7
2011 373 33.0 11.3 38.1
2012 368 30.4 12.0 41
2013 339 24.2 13.9 41.6
2014 329 25.0 13.1 41
2015 347 26.0 13.3 49.6
2016 363 26.0 13.9 46.8
2017 372 26.0 14.3 51.6
2018 358 26.0 13.7 43.9
2019 352 24.5 14.3 40.1
2020 339 28.0 12.0 44.2
2021 389 n/a n/a n/a
2022 359 26.9 13.3 35.4
2023 375 30.0 12.5 47.2
2024 365 29.0 12.5 47.4

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 Flora High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 391 29.3 13.3 n/a
1990 402 28.3 14.2 n/a
1991 407 28.3 14.3 n/a
1992 410 29.3 13.9 n/a
1993 413 29.3 14.1 n/a
1994 409 28.8 14.2 n/a
1995 427 30.4 14.0 n/a
1996 427 30.4 14.0 n/a
1997 437 33.4 13.1 n/a
1998 459 35.4 13.0 n/a
1999 463 36.2 12.8 n/a
2000 434 35.2 12.3 n/a
2001 450 35.5 12.7 n/a
2002 417 40.3 10.3 17.5
2003 417 40.3 10.3 17.5
2004 434 36.8 11.8 23
2005 434 36.3 12.0 27.9
2006 467 36.5 12.8 34.7
2007 453 36.0 12.6 37.7
2008 454 32.0 14.2 38.5
2009 437 37.3 11.7 36.4
2010 416 36.2 11.4 38.7
2011 373 33.0 11.3 38.1
2012 368 30.4 12.0 41
2013 339 24.2 13.9 41.6
2014 329 25.0 13.1 41
2015 347 26.0 13.3 49.6
2016 363 26.0 13.9 46.8
2017 372 26.0 14.3 51.6
2018 358 26.0 13.7 43.9
2019 352 24.5 14.3 40.1
2020 339 28.0 12.0 44.2
2021 389 n/a n/a n/a
2022 359 26.9 13.3 35.4
2023 375 30.0 12.5 47.2
2024 365 29.0 12.5 47.4

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.

Immunization Rates

Flora High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%100.0%99.2%
201699.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%100.0%19.4%
201799.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%100.0%99.5%24.7%
201899.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%23.5%
201999.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.5%99.7%54.4%
202199.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.4%99.2%99.4%
202299.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.7%98.9%99.4%99.4%
202399.2%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.2%99.7%99.2%98.9%
202499.5%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.5%99.5%98.1%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Flora High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $10,724 (100.0%) $10,724
2020 $656 (5.8%) $10,650 (94.2%) $11,306
2021 $725 (7.3%) $9,262 (92.7%) $9,987
2022 $725 (7.3%) $9,262 (92.7%) $9,987
2023 $1,419 (11.3%) $11,156 (88.7%) $12,574
2024 $1,480 (10.4%) $12,736 (89.6%) $14,215

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Flora High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 423rd of 701 High schoolsRanks 380th of 699 High schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Flora High School)8.910
 1.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Flora CUSD 35)8.910
 1.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Flora High School)32.223.3
 8.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Flora CUSD 35)32.223.3
 8.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Flora High School)30.552.8
 22.3%
   End of Course Science (Flora CUSD 35)30.552.8
 22.3%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students352375
 6.5%
African American04
American Indian11
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic78
 14.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White328357
 8.8%
Two or More Races82
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.1%47.2%
 7.1%

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Flora High School ranks 443rd of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Flora High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Flora Elementary School
Middle : Floyd Henson Junior High School

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 365 students attended Flora High School.


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