Virden High School - Virden, Illinois/IL

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Virden High School

231 W Fortune St, Virden, IL, 62690-1228 -

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Definition of Terms

Virden High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Macoupin County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

294 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

14 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 86 students

Grade 10 - 70 students

Grade 11 - 66 students

Grade 12 - 72 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	n/a	10%
% Black	n/a	19%
% White	100%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

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School District Name

Virden Community Unit 4 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	3
Number of Students Managed	975 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$6,799,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$7,082,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,973	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$7,264	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	90%	92%

Two districts closed by bomb threats (The Telegraph)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:15:27 am
VIRDEN - Bomb-sniffing dogs and police officers found "nothing out of the ordinary" Tuesday at Virden High School, where officials canceled classes because of two anonymous threats.
NEW: Virden shutters school over bomb threat (The Telegraph)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:45:28 pm
VIRDEN - K-9 units from the Secretary of State's Bomb Department of Police and the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department found "nothing out of the ordinary" Tuesday at Virden High School after a search prompted by two anonymous threats found at the school the previous day.
It's North Mac Panthers for new Girard/Virden school district (The State Journal-Register)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 03:21:44 am
Students of Girard and Virden have spoken. They're going to be the North Mac Panthers and will sport the colors of black and "Carolina blue."
Virden, Girard students to vote on nickname, school colors (The State Journal-Register)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 04:36:40 pm
Next fall, sports teams at the newly consolidated Virden-Girard high school could be known as the Panthers, Wolfpack, Knights or Storm.
Routt’s Graham: Small, young and in charge (The State Journal-Register)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 06:08:04 am
JACKSONVILLE — During his football playing days at Virden High School, Nate Graham said he stood about 5 foot 3. Less than a decade later, he says he’s closer to 5-4. But just four games into his first season as a head football coach at the high school level, the 23-year-old Graham is someone his players look up to.

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About This Zip Code (62690)

School Zip (62690)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

4,157 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

16%

24%

Population Average Age

39 years old

33 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$35,169

$46,557

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.3 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

55 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

76% / 24%

62% / 38%

Nearby Schools:

1. Girard High School - 222 students - 3.9 mi. away - view location
2. Auburn High School - 336 students - 6.3 mi. away - view location
3. Divernon High School - 66 students - 7.7 mi. away - view location

View all schools in: Virden, Macoupin County, Zip 62690

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