Is Jersey Community High School a good school?

Jersey Community High School ranks 252 nd of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jersey Community High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,006 students attended Jersey Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Jersey Community High School?

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

What schools feed into Jersey Community High School?

Jersey Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Grafton Elementary School Elementary : Jerseyville East Elementary School Elementary : Jerseyville West Elementary School Middle : Jersey Community Middle School

Jersey Community High School

Summary:

Jersey Community High School is a public high school located in Jerseyville, Illinois, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,006 students. The school is part of the Jersey CUSD 100 district, which is ranked 355 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jersey Community High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from 69th (2015-2016) to 325th (2021-2022) out of Illinois high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 3 to 4 stars out of 5. Female students have consistently outperformed male students, while White students and students with disabilities have shown mixed performance. Low socioeconomic status students and multi-racial students have generally performed below average compared to their peers in the state. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.1% to 90.7%, but its dropout rate has fluctuated, with the most recent year (2023-2024) showing a 3.6% dropout rate.

Compared to nearby schools, Brussels High School has consistently outperformed Jersey Community High School in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, and test scores, while Calhoun High School has shown similar performance. Alton High School, a larger school, has performed slightly better than Jersey Community High School in statewide ranking and test scores, but has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates. Additionally, Jersey Community High School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9% in 2019-2020 to 24.5% in the most recent year (2023-2024), which is an area of concern for the school.

Detail:

Public 8-12

801 N State St
Jerseyville, IL 62052-1107

(618) 498-5561

District: Jersey CUSD 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
252^nd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,577

Feeder schools for Jersey Community High School:

Elementary:	Grafton Elementary School
	Jerseyville East Elementary School
	Jerseyville West Elementary School
Middle:	Jersey Community Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.2

Number of students: 1,006

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jersey Community High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.72. (See more...)

Compare Details Jersey Community High School ranks better than 63.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.93. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Jersey Community 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.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jersey Community High School is $12,577.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Jersey Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jersey Community High School 252^nd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Jersey Community High School in the ranking list.)

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White students:

Jersey CUSD 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Jersey CUSD 100 355^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jersey Community High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2016	42.19	709^th	1294	45.2%
2017	24.99	982^nd	1293	24.1%
2018	36.85	783^rd	1293	39.4%
2019	58.99	496^th	1356	63.4%
2022	59.05	456^th	1369	66.7%
2023	52.72	557^th	1367	59.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.42	848^th	1161	27.0%
2019	54.34	475^th	1217	61.0%
2022	36.75	731^st	1221	40.1%
2023	53.28	486^th	1234	60.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.90	696^th	1226	43.2%
2019	65.55	392^nd	1276	69.3%
2022	69.33	312^th	1286	75.7%
2023	61.36	404^th	1275	68.3%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.76	490^th	674	27.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.21	831^st	1223	32.1%
2019	49.39	587^th	1296	54.7%
2022	51.03	533^rd	1286	58.6%
2023	40.80	708^th	1292	45.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.36	785^th	889	11.7%
2019	35.86	589^th	905	34.9%
2022	38.84	531^st	898	40.9%
2023	30.79	635^th	895	29.1%

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

Rank History for Jersey Community High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.75	375^th	586	36.0%
2004	45.95	377^th	592	36.3%
2005	49.81	343^rd	590	41.9%
2006	48.79	358^th	596	39.9%
2007	49.95	352^nd	612	42.5%
2008	44.37	407^th	624	34.8%
2009	51.92	347^th	632	45.1%
2010	49.34	385^th	643	40.1%
2011	60.75	290^th	655	55.7%
2012	73.03	173^rd	665	74.0%
2013	62.57	282^nd	670	57.9%
2014	55.04	322^nd	670	51.9%
2015	51.14	258^th	614	58.0%
2016	78.24	69^th	643	89.3%
2017	63.16	205^th	642	68.1%
2018	63.35	212^th	647	67.2%
2019	74.77	139^th	701	80.2%
2021	64.39	203^rd	688	70.5%
2022	52.24	325^th	699	53.5%
2023	65.32	201^st	699	71.2%
2024	55.93	252^nd	697	63.8%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	7.35	175^th	182	3.8%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	41.99	208^th	493	57.8%
2023	51.46	160^th	476	66.4%
2024	41.33	217^th	482	55.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.54	163^rd	585	72.1%
2019	72.90	102^nd	639	84.0%
2021	62.86	151^st	611	75.3%
2022	38.92	395^th	626	36.9%
2023	48.92	300^th	644	53.4%
2024	40.17	356^th	639	44.3%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.41	194^th	620	68.7%
2019	71.12	163^rd	665	75.5%
2021	64.76	196^th	639	69.3%
2022	62.96	228^th	658	65.3%
2023	70.35	158^th	656	75.9%
2024	67.19	177^th	664	73.3%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	83.29	39^th	428	90.9%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.35	244^th	619	60.6%
2019	76.29	124^th	675	81.6%
2021	59.91	228^th	653	65.1%
2022	40.70	393^rd	664	40.8%
2023	55.13	269^th	668	59.7%
2024	42.14	358^th	668	46.4%

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Rank History for high school White students at Jersey Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.15	253^rd	548	53.8%
2019	60.35	175^th	552	68.3%
2021	45.49	254^th	553	54.1%
2022	31.47	391^st	560	30.2%
2023	44.44	280^th	557	49.7%
2024	38.82	302^nd	554	45.5%

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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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Enrollment information for Jersey Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	975	3	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	982
1990	898	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	904
1991	895	2	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
1992	913	3	7	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	926
1993	924	6	6	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	936
1994	975	5	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	983
1995	1060	6	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1996	1060	6	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1997	1080	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1084
1998	1094	5	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1999	1076	5	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1083
2000	1078	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1082
2001	1068	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1073
2002	1062	5	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1068
2003	1062	5	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1068
2004	1036	5	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	1047
2005	1008	1	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	12	1023
2006	1023	2	3	2	1	n/a	n/a	5	1036
2007	1041	3	2	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	1055
2008	993	3	4	0	2	n/a	n/a	7	1009
2009	989	4	6	2	1	n/a	n/a	8	1010
2010	942	4	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	6	963
2011	909	3	5	5	1	0	1	0	924
2012	1105	7	5	7	2	0	1	0	1127
2013	1099	6	4	6	0	0	1	0	1116
2014	1103	6	3	6	0	0	1	0	1119
2015	1020	6	3	7	1	0	3	0	1040
2016	1000	2	3	7	1	0	6	0	1019
2017	982	3	4	11	1	1	5	0	1007
2018	982	2	0	12	1	1	7	0	1005
2019	959	3	5	17	1	0	8	0	993
2020	974	4	6	18	1	0	7	0	1010
2021	952	3	4	22	2	0	17	0	1000
2022	942	5	5	23	3	0	19	0	997
2023	943	5	7	23	2	0	26	0	1006

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 Jersey Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	982	48.5	20.2	n/a
1990	904	47.0	19.2	n/a
1991	899	48.0	18.7	n/a
1992	926	48.0	19.2	n/a
1993	936	49.0	19.1	n/a
1994	983	51.5	19.1	n/a
1995	1068	55.3	19.3	n/a
1996	1068	55.3	19.3	n/a
1997	1084	56.4	19.2	n/a
1998	1101	58.0	19.0	n/a
1999	1083	58.0	18.7	n/a
2000	1082	61.0	17.7	n/a
2001	1073	62.0	17.3	n/a
2002	1068	61.0	17.5	16
2003	1068	61.0	17.5	16
2004	1047	61.0	17.2	20
2005	1023	61.0	16.8	21.8
2006	1036	61.0	17.0	24.2
2007	1055	54.0	19.5	25.8
2008	1009	50.0	20.2	27.1
2009	1010	58.5	17.3	28.7
2010	963	56.8	16.9	33.6
2011	924	54.0	17.1	29.9
2012	1127	64.8	17.3	35
2013	1116	62.4	17.8	31.5
2014	1119	64.0	17.4	32.9
2015	1040	55.0	18.9	37.1
2016	1019	50.0	20.3	36
2017	1007	51.0	19.7	38.7
2018	1005	50.5	19.9	38.1
2019	993	51.0	19.4	36.8
2020	1010	52.0	19.4	36.8
2021	1000	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	997	55.2	18.0	32.8
2023	1006	58.3	17.2	37.9

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 Jersey Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	982	48.5	20.2	n/a
1990	904	47.0	19.2	n/a
1991	899	48.0	18.7	n/a
1992	926	48.0	19.2	n/a
1993	936	49.0	19.1	n/a
1994	983	51.5	19.1	n/a
1995	1068	55.3	19.3	n/a
1996	1068	55.3	19.3	n/a
1997	1084	56.4	19.2	n/a
1998	1101	58.0	19.0	n/a
1999	1083	58.0	18.7	n/a
2000	1082	61.0	17.7	n/a
2001	1073	62.0	17.3	n/a
2002	1068	61.0	17.5	16
2003	1068	61.0	17.5	16
2004	1047	61.0	17.2	20
2005	1023	61.0	16.8	21.8
2006	1036	61.0	17.0	24.2
2007	1055	54.0	19.5	25.8
2008	1009	50.0	20.2	27.1
2009	1010	58.5	17.3	28.7
2010	963	56.8	16.9	33.6
2011	924	54.0	17.1	29.9
2012	1127	64.8	17.3	35
2013	1116	62.4	17.8	31.5
2014	1119	64.0	17.4	32.9
2015	1040	55.0	18.9	37.1
2016	1019	50.0	20.3	36
2017	1007	51.0	19.7	38.7
2018	1005	50.5	19.9	38.1
2019	993	51.0	19.4	36.8
2020	1010	52.0	19.4	36.8
2021	1000	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	997	55.2	18.0	32.8
2023	1006	58.3	17.2	37.9

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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