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Calhoun High School

๐Ÿ“ 101 Calhoun Ave, Hardin, Calhoun County, 62047

160
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Calhoun High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hardin, Calhoun County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christie Lorsbach. It is part of the Calhoun CUSD 40 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Christie Lorsbach
School district
Calhoun CUSD 40

Enrollment & staffing

Calhoun High School enrolls 160 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
83 (52%)
Female students
77 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.5% Two or more races and 1.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15396%
Two or more races42.5%
Asian21.3%
Hispanic or Latino1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

64 of the school's 160 students (40%) 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Calhoun 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 50, state house district 100.

School district: Calhoun CUSD 40

Calhoun High School is one of 2 schools in Calhoun CUSD 40, based in Hardin, Illinois. The district serves 507 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Calhoun High School is smaller than the district average of about 254 students per school.

507
District students
2
Schools
44
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

30%
Reading proficient
30%
Math proficient
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (2) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Distant

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