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Geneseo High School

Geneseo, IL · Geneseo CUSD 228

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, fringe

119th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 80% Improving

700 N State St, Geneseo, IL 61254

(309)945-0399NCES ID 171635001948Directory 202324

792
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.7:1
Student / teacher ratio
25%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
15.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Geneseo High School 119th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 80% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 73th in 2019 to 80th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%80%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Geneseo High School
66%
IL average
52%
Math
Geneseo High School
52%
IL average
38%
Science
Geneseo High School
57%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Geneseo High School IL average
25%50%75%66%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Geneseo High School IL average
25%50%75%52%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Geneseo High School IL average
25%50%75%57%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%66%19%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%52%19%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%56%54%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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 792 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

5%White91%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 91%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White94.3%90.5% 3.8 pts
Hispanic3.1%5.1% 2.0 pts
Two or more races1.1%2.0% 0.9 pts
Asian0.7%1.4% 0.7 pts
Black0.1%0.9% 0.8 pts
American Indian0.7%0.0% 0.7 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 $246K in zip 61254 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$60K$119K$179K$239K$227K2009201520202025

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What school district is Geneseo High School in?

Geneseo High School is part of the Geneseo CUSD 228 district in Geneseo, Illinois.

Is Geneseo High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Geneseo High School 119th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 80% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Geneseo High School?

White 91%, Hispanic 5%, Two or more races 2%, Asian 1% (792 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Geneseo High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61254 is $246K 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.