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Harrisburg High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

333 W College St, Harrisburg, IL 62946 · (618) 253-7637 · Part of Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3

Harrisburg Township’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
491
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Harrisburg High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.6% since 2020–21

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

333 W College St, Harrisburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9104
Grade 10126
Grade 11113
Grade 12148
Enrollment over time
562’20
573’21
544’22
528’23
491’24

Down 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 6%Black 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3

The district →
Bulldog Early Learning Academy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Harrisburg
111 students11:1
West Side Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Harrisburg
400 students11:1
East Side Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Harrisburg
C
397 students14:1
Harrisburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrisburg
C+
382 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; Harrisburg Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.