📍 125 State Highway 146 W, Golconda, Pope County, 62938
Pope Co High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Golconda, Pope County. The school has 167 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Seth Graves. It is part of the Pope Co CUD 1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The school offers 2 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pope Co High School enrolls 167 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% American Indian or Alaska Native and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 161 | 96% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 167 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pope Co 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 59, state house district 118.
Pope Co High School is one of 2 schools in Pope Co CUD 1, based in Golconda, Illinois. The district serves 442 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 167 students, Pope Co High School is smaller than the district average of about 221 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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