Is Seneca High School a good school?

Seneca High School ranks 219 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Seneca High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 361 students attended Seneca High School.

What is the racial makeup of Seneca High School?

Students at Seneca High School are 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Seneca High School?

Seneca High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School Elementary : Milton Pope Elementary School Elementary : Seneca Grade School North Campus Middle : Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School Middle : Seneca Elementary School South Campus

Seneca High School

Summary:

Seneca High School is a public high school located in Seneca, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 385 students. The school is part of the Seneca Township HSD 160 district, which is ranked 289 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seneca High School is a strong-performing school, consistently outperforming the state average in standardized test scores, particularly in SAT/English Language Arts and ISA/Science. For example, in 2023-2024, 34.1% of Seneca High School's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/ELA, compared to the state average of 31.1%. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 91.2% to 97.1% over the past five years, which are consistently above the state average. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.2% in 2019-2020 to 26.4% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern that the school should address.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Streator Township High School, Newark Community High School, and Coal City High School, Seneca High School generally outperforms them in academic metrics, graduation rates, and dropout rates. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and special education students is below the state averages, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support for these student populations.

Detail:

Public 9-12

307 E Scott St
Seneca, IL 61360-2008

(815) 357-5000

District: Seneca Township HSD 160

SchoolDigger Rank:
219^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $37,488

Feeder schools for Seneca High School:

Elementary:	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School
	Milton Pope Elementary School
	Seneca Grade School North Campus
Middle:	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School
	Seneca Elementary School South Campus

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 361

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Seneca High School ranks better than 68.6% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.7. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Seneca High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

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

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.7%), Hispanic (11.1%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seneca High School is 10. (See more...)

Compare Seneca High School employs 36 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seneca High School is $37,488.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seneca High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Seneca High School 219^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Seneca High School in the ranking list.)

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Seneca Township HSD 160:

SchoolDigger ranks Seneca Township HSD 160 289^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Seneca High School

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Rank History for all students at Seneca High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	62.03	228^th	586	61.1%
2004	58.06	266^th	592	55.1%
2005	64.60	216^th	590	63.4%
2006	62.96	233^rd	596	60.9%
2007	65.12	217^th	612	64.5%
2008	62.83	254^th	624	59.3%
2009	79.49	112^th	632	82.3%
2010	68.19	210^th	643	67.3%
2011	55.10	329^th	655	49.8%
2012	57.90	313^th	665	52.9%
2013	70.22	205^th	670	69.4%
2014	52.42	349^th	670	47.9%
2015	40.33	343^rd	614	44.1%
2016	53.89	244^th	643	62.1%
2017	60.59	239^th	642	62.8%
2018	61.23	230^th	647	64.5%
2019	67.56	183^rd	701	73.9%
2021	71.83	154^th	688	77.6%
2022	62.37	234^th	699	66.5%
2023	62.82	225^th	699	67.8%
2024	60.70	219^th	697	68.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Seneca High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	48.97	148^th	473	68.7%
2021	72.76	60^th	453	86.8%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	27.38	324^th	476	31.9%
2024	27.15	329^th	482	31.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.67	172^nd	585	70.6%
2019	67.70	137^th	639	78.6%
2021	87.11	53^rd	611	91.3%
2022	51.59	271^st	626	56.7%
2023	68.32	136^th	644	78.9%
2024	53.66	244^th	639	61.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Seneca High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.26	253^rd	620	59.2%
2019	71.97	153^rd	665	77.0%
2021	73.37	143^rd	639	77.6%
2022	64.43	211^th	658	67.9%
2023	65.07	199^th	656	69.7%
2024	62.38	211^th	664	68.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Seneca High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.25	281^st	428	34.3%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Seneca High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.99	185^th	619	70.1%
2019	61.77	206^th	675	69.5%
2021	63.64	192^nd	653	70.6%
2022	57.74	248^th	664	62.7%
2023	58.71	236^th	668	64.7%
2024	55.69	243^rd	668	63.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Seneca High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	42.25	184^th	335	45.1%

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Rank History for White students at Seneca High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.64	243^rd	548	55.7%
2019	53.41	208^th	552	62.3%
2021	53.14	216^th	553	60.9%
2022	51.65	246^th	560	56.1%
2023	48.03	262^nd	557	53.0%
2024	44.47	268^th	554	51.6%

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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 Seneca High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	261	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	263
1990	244	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	245
1991	375	1	5	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1992	397	1	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
1993	416	2	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1994	437	2	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1995	498	1	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1996	498	1	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1997	506	2	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1998	508	1	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1999	468	2	3	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
2000	478	3	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
2001	478	4	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
2002	472	3	2	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	485
2003	472	3	2	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	485
2004	473	4	2	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	490
2005	481	2	3	5	1	n/a	n/a	7	499
2006	481	0	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	9	498
2007	492	1	0	8	2	n/a	n/a	9	512
2008	494	0	0	15	1	n/a	n/a	12	522
2009	465	5	2	17	1	n/a	n/a	10	500
2010	441	5	1	17	1	n/a	n/a	8	473
2011	411	4	1	19	1	0	10	0	446
2012	419	4	1	21	0	0	1	0	446
2013	430	4	0	23	0	0	14	0	471
2014	413	6	0	29	1	0	8	0	457
2015	419	4	0	32	1	0	4	0	460
2016	413	2	0	26	1	0	3	0	445
2017	389	4	0	27	1	0	3	0	424
2018	414	2	0	36	3	0	1	0	456
2019	378	4	0	34	10	0	1	0	427
2020	376	2	0	40	10	0	1	0	429
2021	356	1	0	36	7	0	3	0	403
2022	342	0	0	36	3	1	3	0	385
2023	336	0	0	41	0	0	8	0	385
2024	313	0	1	40	0	0	7	0	361

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 Seneca High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	263	27.0	9.7	n/a
1990	245	29.5	8.3	n/a
1991	395	41.0	9.6	n/a
1992	413	40.5	10.1	n/a
1993	432	42.5	10.2	n/a
1994	451	43.5	10.4	n/a
1995	503	45.0	11.2	n/a
1996	503	45.0	11.2	n/a
1997	513	49.0	10.5	n/a
1998	512	48.0	10.7	n/a
1999	481	47.0	10.2	n/a
2000	491	46.0	10.7	n/a
2001	490	43.0	11.4	n/a
2002	485	42.0	11.5	9.1
2003	485	42.0	11.5	9.1
2004	490	40.0	12.3	12.9
2005	499	39.0	12.8	11
2006	498	35.5	14.0	10
2007	512	42.0	12.2	12.7
2008	522	29.0	18.0	13.1
2009	500	29.0	17.2	14.9
2010	473	28.0	16.8	20.4
2011	446	27.0	16.5	19.1
2012	446	26.0	17.1	19.1
2013	471	n/a	n/a	28
2014	457	n/a	n/a	27.8
2015	460	38.0	12.1	35.4
2016	445	38.0	11.7	23.6
2017	424	37.5	11.3	27.4
2018	456	36.5	12.4	30.5
2019	427	37.0	11.5	29.3
2020	429	37.6	11.4	29.4
2021	403	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	385	37.0	10.4	33
2023	385	38.0	10.1	33.2
2024	361	36.0	10.0	34.9

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 Seneca High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	263	27.0	9.7	n/a
1990	245	29.5	8.3	n/a
1991	395	41.0	9.6	n/a
1992	413	40.5	10.1	n/a
1993	432	42.5	10.2	n/a
1994	451	43.5	10.4	n/a
1995	503	45.0	11.2	n/a
1996	503	45.0	11.2	n/a
1997	513	49.0	10.5	n/a
1998	512	48.0	10.7	n/a
1999	481	47.0	10.2	n/a
2000	491	46.0	10.7	n/a
2001	490	43.0	11.4	n/a
2002	485	42.0	11.5	9.1
2003	485	42.0	11.5	9.1
2004	490	40.0	12.3	12.9
2005	499	39.0	12.8	11
2006	498	35.5	14.0	10
2007	512	42.0	12.2	12.7
2008	522	29.0	18.0	13.1
2009	500	29.0	17.2	14.9
2010	473	28.0	16.8	20.4
2011	446	27.0	16.5	19.1
2012	446	26.0	17.1	19.1
2013	471	n/a	n/a	28
2014	457	n/a	n/a	27.8
2015	460	38.0	12.1	35.4
2016	445	38.0	11.7	23.6
2017	424	37.5	11.3	27.4
2018	456	36.5	12.4	30.5
2019	427	37.0	11.5	29.3
2020	429	37.6	11.4	29.4
2021	403	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	385	37.0	10.4	33
2023	385	38.0	10.1	33.2
2024	361	36.0	10.0	34.9

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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