For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 528 students in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Illinois.
Public High School in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District have a Graduation Rate of 77%, which is less than the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Harrisburg High School, with 75-79% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public high school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,032 Schools
# Students
1,788 Students
605,599 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
42,722 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#591 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)5%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
6%
% Hispanic
3%
29%
% Black
4%
16%
% White
83%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (19-20)
$30 MM
$15 MM
Spending (19-20)
$28 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (19-20)
$16,205
$19,707
Spending / Student (19-20)
$15,239
$19,097
Best Harrisburg CUSD 3 School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harrisburg High School
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
333 W College St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7637
Grades: 9-12
| 528 students
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