📍 351 W Washington St, Arcola, Douglas County, 61910
Arcola High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Arcola, Douglas County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nick Lindsey. It is part of the Arcola CUSD 306 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arcola High School enrolls 290 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 46% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 150 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 290 students (54%) 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.
Arcola High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 51, state house district 102.
Arcola High School is one of 2 schools in Arcola CUSD 306, based in Arcola, Illinois. The district serves 709 students district-wide and employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Arcola High School is smaller than the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant