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Sparta High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

205 W Hood St, Sparta, IL 62286 · (618) 443-4341 · Part of Sparta Community Unit School District 140

Sparta’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
309
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sparta High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–8Sparta Lincoln School735 students
9–12Sparta High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

205 W Hood St, Sparta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 979
Grade 1086
Grade 1176
Grade 1268
Enrollment over time
343’20
321’21
327’22
339’23
309’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Black 15%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sparta High School from Sparta families.

Other schools in Sparta Community Unit School District 140

The district →
Sparta Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sparta
C
735 students14:1
Evansville Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Evansville
C
109 students10:1

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