📍 PO Box 428, Kirkland, DeKalb County, 60146
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kirkland, DeKalb County. The school has 213 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Hoerchler. It is part of the Hiawatha CUSD 426 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School enrolls 213 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 174 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
90 of the school's 213 students (42%) 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.
Hiawatha Jr/Sr 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 35, state house district 70.
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is one of 2 schools in Hiawatha CUSD 426, based in Kirkland, Illinois. The district serves 427 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 213 students, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is close to the district average of about 214 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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