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B+

Fisher Jr/Sr High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

111 W Division St, Fisher, IL 61843 · (217) 897-1225 · Part of Fisher Community Unit School District 1

Newcomb Township’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
284
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Fisher Jr/Sr High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state

On the path

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

K–6Fisher Grade Schoolin Fisher
7–12Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

111 W Division St, Fisher

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 743
Grade 844
Grade 958
Grade 1046
Grade 1140
Grade 1253
Enrollment over time
264’20
273’21
286’22
286’23
284’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fisher Jr/Sr High School from Newcomb Township families.

Other schools in Fisher Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Fisher Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fisher
B+
326 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; Newcomb Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.