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Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 175 students in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 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 Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 School District have a Graduation Rate of 64%, which is less than the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Bushnell-prairie City High School, with 60-69% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public high school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,032 Schools
# Students
607 Students
605,599 Students
# Teachers
66 Teachers
42,722 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 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 60-69% has decreased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#781 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤10%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
50%
Graduation Rate
60-69%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
3%
29%
% Black
5%
16%
% White
86%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,386 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,616 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,386
$21,990
Spending / Student
$17,616
$21,244
Best Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bushnell-prairie City High School
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
845 Walnut St
Bushnell, IL 61422
(309) 772-2113
Bushnell, IL 61422
(309) 772-2113
Grades: 9-12
| 175 students
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