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Herscher High School
501 North Main St
Herscher IL, 60941, Kankakee County
Phone: 815-426-2103
Ranking: (137 out of 666, top 21%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 50 | 46 | 40 | 35 | 39 | 42 | ||||||
Total Students: | 606 | 604 | 651 | 634 | 664 | 693 | 690 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 151 | 24.9% | 135 | 22.4% | 172 | 26.4% | 155 | 24.4% | 151 | 22.7% | 192 | 27.7% | 179 | 25.9% |
Grade 10: | 132 | 21.8% | 171 | 28.3% | 157 | 24.1% | 155 | 24.4% | 178 | 26.8% | 176 | 25.4% | 188 | 27.2% |
Grade 11: | 176 | 29.0% | 152 | 25.2% | 156 | 24.0% | 169 | 26.7% | 156 | 23.5% | 166 | 24.0% | 148 | 21.4% |
Grade 12: | 147 | 24.3% | 146 | 24.2% | 166 | 25.5% | 155 | 24.4% | 179 | 27.0% | 159 | 22.9% | 175 | 25.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 315 | 52.0% | 320 | 53.0% | 345 | 53.0% | 338 | 53.3% | 340 | 51.2% | 333 | 48.1% | 361 | 52.3% |
Female: | 291 | 48.0% | 284 | 47.0% | 306 | 47.0% | 296 | 46.7% | 312 | 47.0% | 349 | 50.4% | 324 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.7% |
Black: | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% |
White: | 565 | 93.2% | 566 | 93.7% | 615 | 94.5% | 606 | 95.6% | 636 | 95.8% | 667 | 96.2% | 670 | 97.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.3% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 16.8% | 119 | 19.7% | 49 | 7.5% | 87 | 13.7% | 81 | 12.2% | 69 | 10.0% | 69 | 10.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.1% | 89 | 13.7% | 23 | 3.6% | 34 | 5.1% | 30 | 4.3% | 18 | 2.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.20 | 14.15 | 15.85 | 18.97 | 17.80 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 58.0% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.6% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.2% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 64.0% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.6% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.8% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 49.4% |
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* Herscher High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.