📍 4200 Humbert Rd, Alton, Madison County, 62002
Alton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alton, Madison County. The school has 1,990 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacie Franke. It is part of the Alton CUSD 11 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alton High School enrolls 1,990 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 113 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 29% Black or African American and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,105 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 569 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 203 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 5% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,023 of the school's 1,990 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alton High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 56, state house district 111.
Alton High School is one of 10 schools in Alton CUSD 11, based in Alton, Illinois. The district serves 5,526 students district-wide and employs 397 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,990 students, Alton High School is larger than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small