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Herscher High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

501 N Main St, Herscher, IL 60941 · (815) 426-2103 · Part of Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Pilot Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
542
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Herscher High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.9% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Limestone Middle Schin Kankakee
9–12Herscher High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

501 N Main St, Herscher

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9121
Grade 10147
Grade 11134
Grade 12140
Enrollment over time
480’20
515’21
502’22
533’23
542’24

Up 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%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 Herscher High School from Pilot Township families.

Other schools in Herscher Community Unit School District 2

The district →
Bonfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bonfield
285 students17:1
Herscher Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Herscher
A
391 students13:1
Limestone Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kankakee
B
468 students13:1

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