📍 815 N Church St, Gibson City, Ford County, 60936
GCMS High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gibson City, Ford County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kyle Bielfeldt. It is part of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
GCMS High School enrolls 291 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
108 of the school's 291 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
GCMS High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 53, state house district 106.
GCMS High School is one of 3 schools in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5, based in Gibson City, Illinois. The district serves 975 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, GCMS High School is close to the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant