📍 612 Broadway St, Gillespie, Macoupin County, 62033
Gillespie High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gillespie, Macoupin County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jill Rosentreter. It is part of the Gillespie CUSD 7 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gillespie High School enrolls 340 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 320 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 340 students (53%) 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.
Gillespie 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 48, state house district 95.
Gillespie High School is one of 3 schools in Gillespie CUSD 7, based in Gillespie, Illinois. The district serves 1,095 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Gillespie High School is close to the district average of about 365 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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