Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hillsboro Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Hillsboro High School
C

Hillsboro High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

522 E Tremont St, Hillsboro, IL 62049 · (217) 532-2841 · Part of Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

Hillsboro Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Photo: Righto871 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
419
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hillsboro High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.2% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Hillsboro Jr High Schoolin Hillsboro
9–12Hillsboro High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
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 ↗

522 E Tremont St, Hillsboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9104
Grade 10102
Grade 11104
Grade 12109
Enrollment over time
472’20
483’21
468’22
436’23
419’24

Down 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%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 Hillsboro High School from Hillsboro Township families.

Other schools in Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

The district →
Coffeen Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Coffeen
139 students28:1
Beckemeyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hillsboro
B+
641 students14:1
Hillsboro Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hillsboro
B+
319 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; Hillsboro Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.