📍 1002 S Race St, Urbana, Champaign County, 61801
Urbana High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Urbana, Champaign County. The school has 1,220 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jesse Guzman. It is part of the Urbana SD 116 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Urbana High School enrolls 1,220 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 90.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 32% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 448 | 37% |
| White | 386 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 118 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 47 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 29 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
767 of the school's 1,220 students (63%) 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.
Urbana High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 52, state house district 103.
Urbana High School is one of 11 schools in Urbana SD 116, based in Urbana, Illinois. The district serves 4,197 students district-wide and employs 328 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,220 students, Urbana High School is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small