📍 1101 E 3rd St, Kewanee, Henry County, 61443
Kewanee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kewanee, Henry County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Tidwell. It is part of the Kewanee CUSD 229 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kewanee High School enrolls 581 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 380 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 581 students (67%) 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.
Kewanee 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.
Kewanee High School is one of 7 schools in Kewanee CUSD 229, based in Kewanee, Illinois. The district serves 1,963 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Kewanee High School is larger than the district average of about 280 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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