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Charleston High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1615 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920 · (217) 639-5000 · Part of Charleston Community Unit School District 1

Charleston Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
795
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Charleston High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state

On the path

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

7–8Charleston Middle Schoolin Charleston
9–12Charleston High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

1615 Lincoln Ave, Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9206
Grade 10208
Grade 11186
Grade 12195
Enrollment over time
801’20
806’21
766’22
780’23
795’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Two or more races 7%Black 7%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Charleston High School from Charleston Township families.

Other schools in Charleston Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Charleston
221 students13:1
Ashmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ashmore
C
74 students9:1
Carl Sandburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Charleston
B−
555 students14:1
Jefferson Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Charleston
C+
698 students16:1
Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Charleston
C
401 students13:1

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