Highland High School
Po Box 149, Highland, IL, 62249-0149 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Highland High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Madison County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1023 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 66 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 278 students
Grade 10 - 285 students
Grade 11 - 237 students
Grade 12 - 223 students
This School
(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 1% 10%
% Black 1% 19%
% White 98% 66%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 11% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Highland Community Unit 5 School District
This School's Agency
(IL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 8 3
Number of Students Managed 3,075 students 984 students
District Total Revenue $24,596,000 $9,428,000
District Expenditure $26,732,000 $9,311,000
District Revenue / Student $7,999 $9,581
District Expenditure / Student $8,693 $9,462
District Graduation Rates 88% 92%
In the News:
  • Highland High School wrestling: Paul Casey named new coach (The Medina Sun)
    posted on November 22, 2009 at 04:50:56 pm
    Highland Local School District and Highland High School welcomes Paul Casey as the new head coach of the wrestling team, pending board approval. During his coaching career, Casey served as the wrestling team head coach at North Royalton City Schools...
  • Highland High School nominated for national award (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
    posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:19:20 pm
    Highland High School was recently recognized as having the highest on-time graduation rate in Virginia.
  • Highland school board predicts cuts (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:40:38 pm
    At the first regular meeting since the Nov. 3 General Election, members of the Highland Local Schools District Board of Education discussed their regret and concern over the defeat of a 7.9-mill levy for operating expenses.
  • Students, teacher to unveil war diorama (East Valley Tribune)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 03:59:59 pm
    Six Highland High School students and retired Highland High history teacher Glen Frakes will unveil their handcrafted rebuild Monday of the 10-foot by 5-foot diorama of the Civil War Battle of Palmito Ranch. The diorama will have traveled 1,000 miles during the 14-hour transport from Gilbert. It had been on display throughout October at the Gilbert Historical Museum.
  • Highland falls in championship game (Courier-Post)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:24:01 am
    The Highland High School girls' soccer season came to an end Sunday afternoon when it lost to Point Pleasant Boro, 1-0, in the South Jersey Group 3 championship game.
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School Notes:
  • Highland High School is located in Highland, Illinois and is part of Highland Community Unit School District 5.
  • Profile
  • Highland High School
    12760 Troxler Avenue
    Highland, Illinois 62249
    phone: (618) 654-7131
    fax: (618) 654-6548
  • Principal: Derek Hacke
    Assistant Principals: Steve Lanxon andBarry Thomas

    School Report Card: *[1]
    Grades: 9-12
  • Enrollment: 1052
  • School Colors: Red and Black
  • School Mascot: Bulldog
  • Average Class Size: 21
  • Office Hours: 7:45-4:30
  • External links
  • School web site
  • PTO
  • Alumni
  • TV and Radio Program
  • Web Services
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (62249)
School Zip (62249)
(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 13,449 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 24%
Population Average Age 38 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $49,624 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 37 years old 49 years old
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Zipcode (62249)


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% Owning / % Renting 77% / 23% 62% / 38%
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