📍 1301 W Grove Ave, Effingham, Effingham County, 62401
Effingham High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Effingham, Effingham County. The school has 734 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kurt Roberts. It is part of the Effingham CUSD 40 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Effingham High School enrolls 734 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 638 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 734 students (41%) 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.
Effingham High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 54, state house district 107.
Effingham High School is one of 6 schools in Effingham CUSD 40, based in Effingham, Illinois. The district serves 2,261 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 734 students, Effingham High School is larger than the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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