📍 420 W Brainard St, Payson, Adams County, 62360
Seymour High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Payson, Adams County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Greg Buescher. It is part of the Payson CUSD 1 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seymour High School enrolls 223 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 5.8% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 209 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 223 students (49%) 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.
Seymour 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 47, state house district 94.
Seymour High School is one of 2 schools in Payson CUSD 1, based in Payson, Illinois. The district serves 449 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 223 students, Seymour High School is close to the district average of about 225 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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