📍 4201 Sycamore St, Cairo, Alexander County, 62914
Cairo Jr/Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cairo, Alexander County. The school has 120 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Latasha Woodson-handy. It is part of the Cairo USD 1 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cairo Jr/Sr High School enrolls 120 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 7.5% White and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 102 | 85% |
| White | 9 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 120 students (99%) 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.
Cairo Jr/Sr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 59, state house district 118.
Cairo Jr/Sr High School is one of 2 schools in Cairo USD 1, based in Cairo, Illinois. The district serves 278 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 120 students, Cairo Jr/Sr High School is close to the district average of about 139 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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