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Carlinville High School

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Type
  
Public secondary

Principal
  
Patrick T. Drew

Enrollment
  
420

Phone
  
+1 217-854-3104

Number of students
  
420

School district
  
Carlinville CUSD #1

Grades
  
9-12

Campus type
  
Rural

Mascot
  
Cavaliers

Color
  
Cardinal Red & Royal Blue

Address
  
829 W Main St, Carlinville, IL 62626, USA

Motto
  
"Excellence...A Carlinville Tradition", "Students First"

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Carlinville High School is a public high school located in Carlinville, Illinois that serves students from the surrounding areas of Carlinville, Chesterfield, Standard City, Atwater, and Plainview.

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History

The school was destroyed by fire on September 13, 1987. Despite this devastating fire, students were able to resume classes two days later, and the school continues to operate to this day.

Academics

Carlinville High School is a 2015 U.S. News Best High Schools Silver Medal winner, ranked as the 83rd best high school in Illinois. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. The average class size is 17. The school had a 4-year graduation rate of 81% in 2014, lower than the state average of 86%. The 2014 5-year graduation rate was 88%. The school's 2014 graduating class had an average ACT Composite score of 22. In 2014, 57% of students scored at least a 21 on the ACT, the state's college readiness benchmark.

Currently, the school offers 7 Advanced Placement courses: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Psychology, and AP United States History. In addition, the school offers 27 dual credit courses through Lewis and Clark Community College.

References

Carlinville High School Wikipedia