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South Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

800 W Washington St, Farina, IL 62838 · (618) 245-3363 · Part of South Central Community Unit School District 401

La Clede Township’s Schools page →

Students
183
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about South Central High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8South Central Middle Schoolin Kinmundy
9–12South Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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).

800 W Washington St, Farina

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 950
Grade 1050
Grade 1135
Grade 1248
Enrollment over time
218’20
229’21
206’22
195’23
183’24

Down 16.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 3%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Central High School from La Clede Township families.

Other schools in South Central Community Unit School District 401

The district →

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