📍 PO Box 39, Orion, Henry County, 61273
Orion High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Orion, Henry County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathan Debaillie. It is part of the Orion CUSD 223 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orion High School enrolls 308 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 288 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
32 of the school's 308 students (10%) 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.
Orion High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Orion High School is one of 3 schools in Orion CUSD 223, based in Orion, Illinois. The district serves 963 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Orion High School is close to the district average of about 321 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant