📍 1135 W Fremont St, Galesburg, Knox County, 61401
Galesburg Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Galesburg, Knox County. The school has 1,762 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeff Ewing. It is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 79.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Galesburg Senior High School enrolls 1,762 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 79.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 14% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,053 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 247 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 222 | 13% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,199 of the school's 1,762 students (68%) 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.
Galesburg Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 37, state house district 74.
Galesburg Senior High School is one of 8 schools in Galesburg CUSD 205, based in Galesburg, Illinois. The district serves 3,863 students district-wide and employs 277 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,762 students, Galesburg Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 483 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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