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Watseka Comm High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

138 S Belmont Ave, Watseka, IL 60970 · (815) 432-2486 · Part of Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Belmont Township’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
294
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Watseka Comm High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Belmont Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Watseka Junior High Schoolin Watseka
9–12Watseka Comm High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

138 S Belmont Ave, Watseka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 984
Grade 1072
Grade 1170
Grade 1268
Enrollment over time
338’20
311’21
282’22
286’23
294’24

Down 13% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watseka Comm High School from Belmont Township families.

Other schools in Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

The district →
Wanda Kendall Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Watseka
B+
122 students13:1
Glenn Raymond School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Watseka
321 students12:1
Watseka Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Watseka
B
202 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Belmont Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.