Summary:
United Township HSD 30 is a school district in Illinois that serves a single high school, United Township High School. The high school faces several challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population with significant socioeconomic disadvantages.
United Township High School struggles with academic achievement, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts, where proficiency rates are well below the state averages. The school's 90.2% four-year graduation rate is slightly above the state average, but its 2.5% dropout rate is lower than the state's. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 38.8% is alarmingly high, indicating a significant portion of students are missing a substantial amount of instructional time.
With over 58% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, United Township High School serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage. This may require the school to provide additional support and resources to address the unique needs of its student population. The United Township HSD 30 district as a whole is also ranked 589 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated only 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating systemic challenges that may be impacting the performance of its schools.
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