Lincoln CHSD 404

Lincoln CHSD 404 is a school district in Illinois that serves the community of Lincoln, with Lincoln Community High School as its sole high school. This public high school serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 786 students.

While Lincoln Community High School is a relatively average school within the state of Illinois, ranking 251 out of 697 high schools, it has seen some fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years. The school's graduation rate of 91.3% is slightly above the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.2% is lower than the state average. However, the school's performance in mathematics and English language arts on the SAT is below the state average, with only 19.2% and 29.3% of 11th-grade students, respectively, being proficient or better. In contrast, the school excels in science, with 65.9% of students being proficient or better on the Illinois Science Assessment, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%.

The school's socioeconomic factors are also noteworthy, with a high percentage of students (50.89%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $15,524, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.5, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be facing challenges in addressing the needs of its student population, and the higher per-student spending may be an effort to address these challenges.