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Somonauk High School

๐Ÿ“ 501 W Market St, Somonauk, DeKalb County, 60552

238
Pupils
13.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Somonauk High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Somonauk, DeKalb County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Benson. It is part of the Somonauk CUSD 432 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Eric Benson
School district
Somonauk CUSD 432

Enrollment & staffing

Somonauk High School enrolls 238 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.

Male students
119 (50%)
Female students
119 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
17.1
Student-teacher ratio
13.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20586%
Hispanic or Latino2410%
Black or African American41.7%
Two or more races31.3%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

85 of the school's 238 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.

School setting & status

Town, FringeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Somonauk High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 45, state house district 90.

School district: Somonauk CUSD 432

Somonauk High School is one of 3 schools in Somonauk CUSD 432, based in Somonauk, Illinois. The district serves 771 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, Somonauk High School is close to the district average of about 257 students per school.

771
District students
3
Schools
59
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
3%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (9) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Fringe

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