Charleston High School
Charleston, IL · Charleston CUSD 1
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, remote
450th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 25%▼ Declining
1615 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920
(217)639-5000NCES ID 170960000567Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Charleston High School 450th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 25% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 67th in 2019 to 25th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 780 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.1% | 81.4% | ▼ 9.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.3% | 6.7% | ▲ 2.4 pts | |
| Black | 2.5% | 5.5% | ▲ 3.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.7% | 4.9% | ▲ 4.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 1.3% | ▲ 0.5 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 $168K in zip 61920 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Charleston High School
- #382Mattoon High SchoolMattoon CUSD 2 · 11.9 mi away382nd of 601
ELA 40% ▲3 · Math 36% ▲10Compare - #185Kansas High SchoolKansas CUSD 3 · 12.7 mi away185th of 601
ELA 51% ▲14Compare - #10Oakland High SchoolOakland CUSD 5 · 14.1 mi away10th of 601
ELA 85% ▲48Compare - #296Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr HSCasey-Westfield CUSD 4C · 15.6 mi away296th of 601
ELA 49% ▲12 · Math 36% ▲10Compare - #196Cumberland High SchoolCumberland CUSD 77 · 15.8 mi away196th of 601
ELA 52% ▲15 · Math 49% ▲23Compare - #449Arcola High SchoolArcola CUSD 306 · 15.9 mi away449th of 601
ELA 35% ▼2 · Math 28% ▲2Compare - #519Martinsville Jr-Sr High SchoolMartinsville CUSD 3C · 18.2 mi away519th of 601
ELA 31% ▼6 · Math 16% ▼10Compare - #461Neoga Jr/Sr High SchoolNeoga CUSD 3 · 18.7 mi away461st of 601
ELA 41% ▲4 · Math 19% ▼7Compare
What school district is Charleston High School in?
Charleston High School is part of the Charleston CUSD 1 district in Charleston, Illinois.
Is Charleston High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Charleston High School 450th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 25% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Charleston High School?
White 81%, Two or more races 7%, Black 6%, Hispanic 5% (780 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Charleston High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61920 is $168K 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.