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Gillespie High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

612 Broadway St, Gillespie, IL 62033 · (217) 839-2114 · Part of Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

Gillespie Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
328
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Gillespie High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools

On the path

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

6–8Gillespie Middle Schoolin Gillespie
9–12Gillespie High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

612 Broadway St, Gillespie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 991
Grade 1073
Grade 1189
Grade 1275
Enrollment over time
351’20
338’21
340’22
330’23
328’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Hispanic <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 Gillespie High School from Gillespie Township families.

Other schools in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

The district →
Ben-Gil Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gillespie
C
523 students12:1
Gillespie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gillespie
C+
244 students14:1

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