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Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

633 County Highway 22, Cowden, IL 62422 · (217) 783-2125 · Part of Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A

Dry Point Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
168
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020–21

On the path

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

K–5Cowden-Herrick Grade Schoolin Herrick
6–12Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

633 County Highway 22, Cowden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 621
Grade 726
Grade 820
Grade 922
Grade 1031
Grade 1119
Grade 1229
Enrollment over time
185’20
164’21
165’22
170’23
168’24

Down 9.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School from Dry Point Township families.

Other schools in Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A

The district →
Cowden-Herrick Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Herrick
B+
175 students12:1

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