📍 PO Box 20, Seneca, LaSalle County, 61360
Seneca High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Seneca, LaSalle County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mike Coughlin. It is part of the Seneca Twp HSD 160 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seneca High School enrolls 385 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 336 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 385 students (33%) 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.
Seneca 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 38, state house district 75.
Seneca High School is one of 1 schools in Seneca Twp HSD 160, based in Seneca, Illinois. The district serves 378 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Seneca High School is close to the district average of about 378 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant