📍 PO Box 100, Piasa, Macoupin County, 62079
Southwestern High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Piasa, Macoupin County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicole Nance. It is part of the Southwestern CUSD 9 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 27% 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.
Southwestern High School enrolls 372 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 353 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 372 students (36%) 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.
Southwestern High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 95.
Southwestern High School is one of 5 schools in Southwestern CUSD 9, based in Brighton, Illinois. The district serves 1,149 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Southwestern High School is larger than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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