📍 PO Box 202, Petersburg, Menard County, 62675
Porta High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Petersburg, Menard County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Grace Jayjackortega. It is part of the Porta CUSD 202 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Porta High School enrolls 428 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.3% Two or more races and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 407 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 428 students (41%) 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.
Porta 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 44, state house district 87.
Porta High School is one of 3 schools in Porta CUSD 202, based in Petersburg, Illinois. The district serves 1,034 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Porta High School is larger than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant