High Schools in Pana CUSD 8

Pana CUSD 8 is a small school district in Illinois that contains a single high school, Pana Senior High School. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 267 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 452 out of 697 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger performance rating has also varied, from 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 2 stars in 2023-2024 and 2021-2022.

Academically, Pana Senior High School struggles with proficiency in SAT/Mathematics and SAT/English Language Arts, with rates well below the state averages. However, the school's proficiency on the ISA/Science assessment is slightly above the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate of 88.1% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.4% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.7% is significantly higher than the state average.

Pana Senior High School serves a student population with a relatively high percentage (60.2%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the district is allocating resources to support the school, but the academic performance data suggests that these resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes.