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Cairo Jr/Sr High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

4201 Sycamore St, Cairo, IL 62914 · (618) 734-2187 · Part of Cairo Community Unit School District 1

Cairo’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Illinois school districts

Students
130
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Cairo Jr/Sr High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–6Cairo Elementary School148 students
7–12Cairo Jr/Sr High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

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

4201 Sycamore St, Cairo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 733
Grade 819
Grade 917
Grade 1022
Grade 1114
Grade 1225
Enrollment over time
130’20
113’21
120’22
120’23
130’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 78%White 11%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cairo Jr/Sr High School from Cairo families.

Other schools in Cairo Community Unit School District 1

The district →

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; Cairo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.