Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch
Bushnell, IL · Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
256th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 57%▲ Improving
845 Walnut St, Bushnell, IL 61422
(309)772-2113NCES ID 170795000401Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch 256th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 57% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 24th in 2019 to 57th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 175 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.0% | 88.6% | ▼ 7.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.9% | 5.1% | ▲ 4.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 3.4% | ▲ 3.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.8% | 2.9% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.9 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $70K in zip 61422 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch
- #342Macomb Senior High SchoolMacomb CUSD 185 · 11.6 mi away342nd of 601
ELA 54% ▲8 · Math 26%Compare - –V I T Sr High SchoolV I T CUSD 2 · 14.8 mi awayCompare
- #335West Prairie Senior High SchoolWest Prairie CUSD 103 · 17.5 mi away335th of 601
ELA 41% ▼5Compare - #390Abingdon-Avon High SchAbingdon-Avon CUSD 276 · 17.5 mi away390th of 601
ELA 49% ▲3 · Math 25%Compare - #172Cuba Sr High SchoolCUSD 3 Fulton County · 18 mi away172nd of 601
ELA 52% ▲6Compare - –Spoon River Valley Sr High SchSpoon River Valley CUSD 4 · 21.2 mi awayCompare
- #513Lewistown Jr/Sr High SchoolLewistown CUSD 97 · 21.5 mi away513th of 601
ELA 34% ▼12 · Math 15%Compare - –Astoria High SchoolAstoria CUSD 1 · 24.3 mi awayCompare
What school district is Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch in?
Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch is part of the Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 district in Bushnell, Illinois.
Is Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch 256th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 57% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch?
White 89%, Hispanic 5%, Black 3%, Two or more races 3% (175 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61422 is $70K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.