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Mt Zion High School

๐Ÿ“ 305 S Henderson St, Mount Zion, Macon County, 62549

763
Pupils
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mt Zion High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Zion, Macon County. The school has 763 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Johnson. It is part of the Mt Zion CUSD 3 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% 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.

School details

Principal
Justin Johnson
School district
Mt Zion CUSD 3

Enrollment & staffing

Mt Zion High School enrolls 763 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.

Male students
378 (50%)
Female students
385 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
41.6
Student-teacher ratio
18.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White69291%
Two or more races273.5%
Hispanic or Latino192.5%
Asian111.4%
Black or African American101.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

165 of the school's 763 students (22%) 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

Suburb, SmallGrades 9โ€“12

Mt Zion High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 101.

School district: Mt Zion CUSD 3

Mt Zion High School is one of 5 schools in Mt Zion CUSD 3, based in Mt Zion, Illinois. The district serves 2,427 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 763 students, Mt Zion High School is larger than the district average of about 485 students per school.

2,427
District students
5
Schools
137
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Small

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