Jacksonville High School

Summary:

Jacksonville High School is a public high school serving 893 students in grades 9-12 in Jacksonville, Illinois, which is part of the Jacksonville School District 117. The school has faced several challenges, including lower academic performance, fluctuating graduation and dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism compared to nearby higher-performing schools.

Academically, Jacksonville High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with proficiency rates in SAT/Mathematics and SAT/English Language Arts significantly below the state averages. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is slightly better, but still below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from a low of 63.2% to a high of 79.0%, while its dropout rate has also been variable, reaching as high as 9.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as New Berlin High School, A-C Central High School, and Triopia Junior-Senior High School, Jacksonville High School generally underperforms in academic measures, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. These nearby schools tend to have smaller enrollments and serve more affluent communities, which may contribute to their stronger academic outcomes. Additionally, Jacksonville High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a significant factor in the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1211 N Diamond St
       Jacksonville, IL  62650-1223


(217) 243-4384

District: Jacksonville School District 117

SchoolDigger Rank:
358th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,726 Help


Feeder schools for Jacksonville High School:

Elementary:    Eisenhower Elementary School
    Lincoln Elementary School
    Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School
    North Jacksonville School
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Middle:    Jacksonville Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  893

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.9%
African American:
11.1%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jacksonville High School ranks worse than 51.4% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.52. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Jacksonville High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 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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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jacksonville High School is $16,726.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jacksonville High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jacksonville High School 358th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Jacksonville High School in the ranking list.)

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Jacksonville School District 117:

SchoolDigger ranks Jacksonville School District 117 594th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jacksonville High School

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Rank History for all students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 48.47 354th 586 39.6%
2004 45.58 379th 592 36.0%
2005 40.65 420th 590 28.8%
2006 60.42 256th 596 57.0%
2007 39.42 419th 612 31.5%
2008 47.45 378th 624 39.4%
2009 43.49 408th 632 35.4%
2010 54.27 343rd 643 46.7%
2011 47.24 397th 655 39.4%
2012 55.85 336th 665 49.5%
2013 39.61 443rd 670 33.9%
2014 45.88 402nd 670 40.0%
2015 53.16 242nd 614 60.6%
2016 39.55 398th 643 38.1%
2017 37.67 417th 642 35.0%
2018 43.80 371st 647 42.7%
2019 41.81 411th 701 41.4%
2021 53.24 272nd 688 60.5%
2022 54.55 295th 699 57.8%
2023 50.11 329th 699 52.9%
2024 44.52 358th 697 48.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.91 115th 154 25.3%
2019 16.68 140th 165 15.2%
2021 12.81 140th 160 12.5%
2022 7.00 166th 170 2.4%
2024 13.35 164th 182 9.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 28.56 158th 248 36.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 248th 374 33.7%
2019 29.55 306th 473 35.3%
2021 47.76 158th 453 65.1%
2022 31.21 286th 493 42.0%
2023 32.10 281st 476 41.0%
2024 33.57 265th 482 45.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.74 312th 585 46.7%
2019 38.22 399th 639 37.6%
2021 41.49 322nd 611 47.3%
2022 60.31 191st 626 69.5%
2023 29.22 479th 644 25.6%
2024 36.10 388th 639 39.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.96 298th 620 51.9%
2019 44.25 371st 665 44.2%
2021 52.76 264th 639 58.7%
2022 49.33 327th 658 50.3%
2023 44.29 368th 656 43.9%
2024 44.80 331st 664 50.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.32 345th 428 19.4%
2024 33.47 232nd 429 45.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.14 426th 619 31.2%
2019 38.42 419th 675 37.9%
2021 50.89 283rd 653 56.7%
2022 57.00 257th 664 61.3%
2023 53.30 283rd 668 57.6%
2024 42.88 351st 668 47.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.51 243rd 253 4.0%
2019 29.00 205th 299 31.4%
2021 23.07 241st 281 14.2%
2022 34.34 173rd 294 41.2%
2023 38.58 152nd 301 49.5%
2024 47.97 107th 299 64.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.01 194th 317 38.8%
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Rank History for White students at Jacksonville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.70 395th 548 27.9%
2019 30.10 387th 552 29.9%
2021 43.45 270th 553 51.2%
2022 47.81 274th 560 51.1%
2023 35.38 349th 557 37.3%
2024 35.99 323rd 554 41.7%
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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.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Jacksonville High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 1050 63 13 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 1127
1990 1071 62 16 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 1152
1991 1047 76 19 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1144
1992 1049 80 19 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1148
1993 1108 79 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1201
1994 1126 73 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1209
1995 1111 67 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1194
1996 1111 67 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1194
1997 1151 91 13 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1262
1998 1073 85 15 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1180
1999 1049 80 11 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1155
2000 1074 77 11 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1177
2001 1038 63 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1121
2002 1032 89 6 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1141
2003 1032 89 6 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1141
2004 1037 90 8 17 1 n/a n/a 0 1153
2005 967 77 9 15 1 n/a n/a 3 1072
2006 1005 75 8 17 1 n/a n/a 10 1116
2007 966 73 9 16 2 n/a n/a 15 1081
2008 888 66 11 11 1 n/a n/a 34 1011
2009 959 74 10 11 2 n/a n/a 41 1097
2010 861 71 7 9 3 n/a n/a 41 992
2011 871 65 3 7 0 5 35 0 986
2012 861 63 3 24 0 1 47 0 999
2013 780 57 3 29 0 0 46 0 915
2014 807 61 6 33 0 0 54 0 961
2015 794 60 7 32 2 0 61 0 956
2016 808 47 10 27 2 0 61 0 955
2017 826 61 10 29 2 1 78 0 1007
2018 784 74 12 33 1 2 80 0 986
2019 761 70 14 33 0 3 90 0 971
2020 706 71 14 43 0 1 76 0 911
2021 741 92 13 33 0 0 87 0 966
2022 712 84 8 29 0 1 79 0 913
2023 678 99 11 31 1 0 73 0 893

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 Jacksonville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1127 70.0 16.1 n/a
1990 1152 71.0 16.2 n/a
1991 1144 72.7 15.7 n/a
1992 1148 72.7 15.7 n/a
1993 1201 72.7 16.5 n/a
1994 1209 72.7 16.6 n/a
1995 1194 73.5 16.2 n/a
1996 1194 73.5 16.2 n/a
1997 1262 76.8 16.4 n/a
1998 1180 77.0 15.3 n/a
1999 1155 79.4 14.5 n/a
2000 1177 77.9 15.1 n/a
2001 1121 79.8 14.0 n/a
2002 1141 80.2 14.2 26.5
2003 1141 80.2 14.2 26.5
2004 1153 79.0 14.6 28.6
2005 1072 79.8 13.4 34.2
2006 1116 72.5 15.4 29.7
2007 1081 68.0 15.9 32.6
2008 1011 64.0 15.8 34.9
2009 1097 76.2 14.4 33
2010 992 76.8 12.9 40.3
2011 986 74.9 13.1 43.5
2012 999 75.1 13.2 43.1
2013 915 69.5 13.1 43.3
2014 961 77.1 12.4 49.7
2015 956 70.0 13.6 49.7
2016 955 71.0 13.4 44.7
2017 1007 72.9 13.8 47.4
2018 986 74.0 13.3 47.4
2019 971 75.6 12.8 47.9
2020 911 74.5 12.2 47
2021 966 n/a n/a n/a
2022 913 80.2 11.3 47.1
2023 893 72.0 12.4 57.2

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 Jacksonville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1127 70.0 16.1 n/a
1990 1152 71.0 16.2 n/a
1991 1144 72.7 15.7 n/a
1992 1148 72.7 15.7 n/a
1993 1201 72.7 16.5 n/a
1994 1209 72.7 16.6 n/a
1995 1194 73.5 16.2 n/a
1996 1194 73.5 16.2 n/a
1997 1262 76.8 16.4 n/a
1998 1180 77.0 15.3 n/a
1999 1155 79.4 14.5 n/a
2000 1177 77.9 15.1 n/a
2001 1121 79.8 14.0 n/a
2002 1141 80.2 14.2 26.5
2003 1141 80.2 14.2 26.5
2004 1153 79.0 14.6 28.6
2005 1072 79.8 13.4 34.2
2006 1116 72.5 15.4 29.7
2007 1081 68.0 15.9 32.6
2008 1011 64.0 15.8 34.9
2009 1097 76.2 14.4 33
2010 992 76.8 12.9 40.3
2011 986 74.9 13.1 43.5
2012 999 75.1 13.2 43.1
2013 915 69.5 13.1 43.3
2014 961 77.1 12.4 49.7
2015 956 70.0 13.6 49.7
2016 955 71.0 13.4 44.7
2017 1007 72.9 13.8 47.4
2018 986 74.0 13.3 47.4
2019 971 75.6 12.8 47.9
2020 911 74.5 12.2 47
2021 966 n/a n/a n/a
2022 913 80.2 11.3 47.1
2023 893 72.0 12.4 57.2

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

Jacksonville High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaMeningococcalDTP
201699.7%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.7%99.2%22.3%
201799.8%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.8%99.1%21.0%99.7%
201899.9%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.9%99.4%20.1%99.9%
201999.7%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.7%99.4%46.2%99.7%
202199.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.6%95.7%99.7%
202299.5%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.3%99.4%96.4%99.5%
202399.3%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.2%99.2%96.2%99.3%
202498.4%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.4%98.4%95.7%98.5%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jacksonville High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $818 (6.8%) $11,164 (93.2%) $11,982
2020 $638 (5.4%) $11,173 (94.6%) $11,811
2021 $1,624 (12.1%) $11,787 (87.9%) $13,411
2022 $1,624 (12.1%) $11,787 (87.9%) $13,411
2023 $838 (5.3%) $14,930 (94.7%) $15,768
2024 $878 (5.2%) $15,848 (94.8%) $16,726

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jacksonville 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 411th of 701 High schoolsRanks 329th of 699 High schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Jacksonville High School)18.818.8
   11th Grade Mathematics (Jacksonville School District 117)18.818.8
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Jacksonville High School)24.223.4
 0.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Jacksonville School District 117)24.223.4
 0.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Jacksonville High School)31.849
 17.2%
   End of Course Science (Jacksonville School District 117)31.849
 17.2%
   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 Students971893
 8%
African American7099
 41.4%
American Indian01
Asian1411
 21.4%
Hispanic3331
 6.1%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White761678
 10.9%
Two or More Races9073
 18.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.9%57.2%
 9.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 893 students attended Jacksonville High School.

Students at Jacksonville High School are 76% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Jacksonville High School ranks 358th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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