Charleston High School

Charleston High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1615 Lincoln Ave,  Charleston, IL
Charleston Community Unit School District No. 1
3.4
2.0
766 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mrs. Diane Hutchins
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1160
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
20%
Reading Proficiency
37%
Average GPA
3.58
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
C
Teachers
C+
College Prep
C-
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
C-
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.58
Reading Proficiency
37%
Math Proficiency
20%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
49
Full Time Teachers
49
Teachers in First or Second Year
19.4%
College Prep
Average SAT
1160
Math
570
Verbal
590
Average ACT
25
Math
24
English
26
Reading
27
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
8
AP Pass Rate
44.4%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

3
Equity
2
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
253:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.4%
Female
49.6%
White
81.7%
Two or more races
6%
Black
6%
Hispanic
4.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.4%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Eastern Illinois University 158 Students
Lake Land College 93 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 82 Students
Illinois State University 54 Students
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 45 Students
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 45 Students
University of Illinois Chicago 28 Students
Purdue University 25 Students
Indiana University - Bloomington 25 Students
Indiana State University 25 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 34 Students
Nursing 29 Students
Biology 27 Students
Psychology 21 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 17 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 14 Students
Accounting 13 Students
Architecture 13 Students
Political Science and Government 11 Students
Marketing 11 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 133 Reviews
4.0 Senior
12/15/2023
The best parts of my high school experience was the friends that I made in high school and the extra circulars that I did, like tennis and marching band. The worst parts of my high school experience would be having to deal with the grading policy of Competency Based Education or CBE. The teachers who taught CBE were usually unprepared/ didn't have anything planned out, and the grading policy was horrible. I would like to see the school and the grading policy shift back from CBE to the traditional grading policy A-F
3.0 Junior
6/29/2023
Charleston Highschool offers dual credit classes for juniors and seniors which is very helpful when receiving credits for college before hand, but I would like to see more variety of classes to choose from.
4.0 Alum
6/11/2023
The teachers were very good at making you successful, and most wanted you to succeed. The sports teams were a little harder to be on because when you did , make the team the coaches played favorites so no matter how hard you tried, practiced and improved you still might not get the chance to play.
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2.0 1 Review
2.0 student
1/15/2024
The amount of stress that the students are put under in some classes is ridiculous and there is an alarmingly high level of drug and nicotine addiction, students often vaping in the bathrooms without consequence. In physical education, when such a thing is most important, 504 plans and physical need...
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Illinois Coles County Charleston 61920
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