Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Payson 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
C+

Seymour High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

420 W Brainard St, Payson, IL 62360 · (217) 656-3355 · Part of Payson Community Unit School District 1

Payson Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
216
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Seymour High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–6Seymour Elementary Schoolin Payson
7–12Seymour High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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 ↗

420 W Brainard St, Payson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 732
Grade 834
Grade 937
Grade 1035
Grade 1137
Grade 1241
Enrollment over time
248’20
236’21
223’22
229’23
216’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Seymour High School from Payson Township families.

Other schools in Payson Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Seymour Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
233 students11:1

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