Is Hillsboro High School a good school?

Hillsboro High School ranks 337 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillsboro High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 436 students attended Hillsboro High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hillsboro High School?

Students at Hillsboro High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Hillsboro High School?

Hillsboro High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Beckemeyer Elementary School Middle : Hillsboro Junior High School

Hillsboro High School

Summary:

Hillsboro High School is a public high school located in Hillsboro, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 468 students. The school is part of the Hillsboro CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 306 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillsboro High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 270 out of 643 Illinois high schools in 2015-2016 (rated 3 stars) to 454 out of 699 in 2022-2023 (rated 2 stars), indicating room for improvement in overall academic performance. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with white students and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status performing significantly lower than their peers. Hillsboro High School's graduation rates have also been variable, ranging from a high of 94.1% in 2019-2020 to a low of 81.1% in 2021-2022, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.2% and 7.2% in recent years. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.7% in 2019-2020 to 38.4% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Morrisonville High School, Staunton High School, and Bond City Community Unit 2 High School, Hillsboro High School generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic performance. For example, Bond City Community Unit 2 High School ranks significantly higher (120 out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024) and has higher proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts compared to Hillsboro High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

522 E Tremont St
Hillsboro, IL 62049-1853

(217) 532-2841

District: Hillsboro CUSD 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
337^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,658

Feeder schools for Hillsboro High School:

Elementary:	Beckemeyer Elementary School
Middle:	Hillsboro Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 436

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hillsboro High School ranks better than 51.6% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.93. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hillsboro High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92.9%), Hispanic (3.4%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillsboro High School is 12.2. (See more...)

Compare Hillsboro High School employs 35.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillsboro High School is $13,658.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillsboro High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillsboro High School 337^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Hillsboro High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hillsboro CUSD 3:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillsboro CUSD 3 306^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillsboro High School

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Rank History for all students at Hillsboro High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.30	468^th	586	20.1%
2004	56.26	287^th	592	51.5%
2005	45.28	378^th	590	35.9%
2006	60.75	252^nd	596	57.7%
2007	45.23	377^th	612	38.4%
2008	55.15	326^th	624	47.8%
2009	50.35	357^th	632	43.5%
2010	58.44	303^rd	643	52.9%
2011	40.30	442^nd	655	32.5%
2012	51.37	372^nd	665	44.1%
2013	60.06	301^st	670	55.1%
2014	48.52	384^th	670	42.7%
2015	47.90	281^st	614	54.2%
2016	51.36	270^th	643	58.0%
2017	49.86	317^th	642	50.6%
2018	37.64	424^th	647	34.5%
2019	39.74	433^rd	701	38.2%
2021	32.68	452^nd	688	34.3%
2022	47.75	364^th	699	47.9%
2023	36.67	454^th	699	35.1%
2024	46.93	337^th	697	51.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillsboro High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	21.07	375^th	476	21.2%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillsboro High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.03	458^th	585	21.7%
2019	39.78	383^rd	639	40.1%
2021	42.82	308^th	611	49.6%
2022	35.42	419^th	626	33.1%
2023	36.07	430^th	644	33.2%
2024	40.99	349^th	639	45.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Hillsboro High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.50	419^th	620	32.4%
2019	32.63	449^th	665	32.5%
2021	22.79	485^th	639	24.1%
2022	49.39	325^th	658	50.6%
2023	40.60	398^th	656	39.3%
2024	44.34	333^rd	664	49.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hillsboro High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.89	197^th	428	54.0%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Hillsboro High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.50	383^rd	619	38.1%
2019	45.03	355^th	675	47.4%
2021	38.94	375^th	653	42.6%
2022	41.55	387^th	664	41.7%
2023	32.22	460^th	668	31.1%
2024	47.65	314^th	668	53.0%

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Rank History for White students at Hillsboro High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.67	467^th	548	14.8%
2019	23.59	444^th	552	19.6%
2021	20.69	456^th	553	17.5%
2022	31.22	393^rd	560	29.8%
2023	20.22	490^th	557	12.0%
2024	27.94	395^th	554	28.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hillsboro High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	565	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	567
1990	542	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	542
1991	549	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1992	562	2	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1993	562	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1994	580	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1995	597	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1996	597	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1997	599	7	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1998	653	6	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
1999	638	4	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
2000	640	9	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
2001	626	5	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
2002	596	10	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
2003	596	10	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
2004	559	10	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
2005	599	5	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	4	614
2006	601	3	1	4	4	n/a	n/a	1	614
2007	615	6	0	10	5	n/a	n/a	1	637
2008	613	5	2	9	5	n/a	n/a	4	638
2009	582	3	2	5	4	n/a	n/a	9	605
2010	564	1	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	14	585
2011	513	13	5	4	0	3	1	0	539
2012	512	11	3	5	1	3	1	0	536
2013	491	8	6	9	0	1	1	0	516
2014	493	11	4	9	0	1	0	0	518
2015	439	11	3	9	0	0	0	0	462
2016	440	8	3	9	1	1	0	0	462
2017	472	8	2	12	2	1	2	0	499
2018	488	8	4	9	2	1	7	0	519
2019	463	7	1	15	0	1	12	0	499
2020	426	7	2	14	0	0	10	0	459
2021	442	6	3	11	0	0	10	0	472
2022	453	7	2	12	0	0	9	0	483
2023	434	7	3	14	0	0	10	0	468
2024	405	6	0	15	0	0	10	0	436

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hillsboro High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	567	29.5	19.2	n/a
1990	542	30.4	17.8	n/a
1991	551	31.7	17.3	n/a
1992	566	31.0	18.2	n/a
1993	564	33.0	17.1	n/a
1994	580	33.0	17.6	n/a
1995	602	33.0	18.2	n/a
1996	602	33.0	18.2	n/a
1997	609	32.3	18.9	n/a
1998	665	35.7	18.6	n/a
1999	648	37.4	17.3	n/a
2000	654	38.4	17.0	n/a
2001	636	37.4	17.0	n/a
2002	612	37.0	16.5	22.4
2003	612	37.0	16.5	22.4
2004	574	33.0	17.4	24.7
2005	614	33.0	18.6	24.3
2006	614	33.0	18.6	28.1
2007	637	36.0	17.7	25.5
2008	638	35.0	18.2	27.6
2009	605	35.0	17.3	34.1
2010	585	34.0	17.2	36.1
2011	539	30.7	17.5	38.2
2012	536	30.5	17.5	39.2
2013	516	35.8	14.4	42.6
2014	518	26.4	19.6	48.1
2015	462	32.0	14.4	49.1
2016	462	31.0	14.9	42.2
2017	499	31.9	15.6	42.9
2018	519	32.0	16.2	38.3
2019	499	32.0	15.5	35.5
2020	459	32.8	13.9	35.5
2021	472	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	483	32.4	14.8	42.7
2023	468	34.6	13.4	47.4
2024	436	35.6	12.2	39.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hillsboro High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	567	29.5	19.2	n/a
1990	542	30.4	17.8	n/a
1991	551	31.7	17.3	n/a
1992	566	31.0	18.2	n/a
1993	564	33.0	17.1	n/a
1994	580	33.0	17.6	n/a
1995	602	33.0	18.2	n/a
1996	602	33.0	18.2	n/a
1997	609	32.3	18.9	n/a
1998	665	35.7	18.6	n/a
1999	648	37.4	17.3	n/a
2000	654	38.4	17.0	n/a
2001	636	37.4	17.0	n/a
2002	612	37.0	16.5	22.4
2003	612	37.0	16.5	22.4
2004	574	33.0	17.4	24.7
2005	614	33.0	18.6	24.3
2006	614	33.0	18.6	28.1
2007	637	36.0	17.7	25.5
2008	638	35.0	18.2	27.6
2009	605	35.0	17.3	34.1
2010	585	34.0	17.2	36.1
2011	539	30.7	17.5	38.2
2012	536	30.5	17.5	39.2
2013	516	35.8	14.4	42.6
2014	518	26.4	19.6	48.1
2015	462	32.0	14.4	49.1
2016	462	31.0	14.9	42.2
2017	499	31.9	15.6	42.9
2018	519	32.0	16.2	38.3
2019	499	32.0	15.5	35.5
2020	459	32.8	13.9	35.5
2021	472	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	483	32.4	14.8	42.7
2023	468	34.6	13.4	47.4
2024	436	35.6	12.2	39.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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