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Granite City High School

Granite City, IL · Granite City CUSD 9

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large

526th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 12% Declining

3148 Fehling Rd, Granite City, IL 62040

(618)451-5808NCES ID 171728002028Directory 202324

1,785
Students
2023–24 enrollment
18.4:1
Student / teacher ratio
62%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
43.8%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Granite City High School 526th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 12% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 25th in 2019 to 12th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%12%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Granite City High School
26%
IL average
52%
Math
Granite City High School
20%
IL average
38%
Science
Granite City High School
36%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Granite City High School IL average
25%50%75%26%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Granite City High School IL average
25%50%75%20%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Granite City High School IL average
25%50%75%36%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%33%31%2%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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%25%9%0%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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%43%39%35%21%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop 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 1,785 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic13%White61%Black19%6%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 13%White 61%Black 19%97%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White79.3%60.6% 18.7 pts
Black9.5%19.0% 9.5 pts
Hispanic7.0%12.9% 5.9 pts
Two or more races2.8%5.9% 3.1 pts
Asian0.6%0.7% 0.1 pts
American Indian0.6%0.6% 0.0 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 $124K in zip 62040 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$32K$64K$96K$128K$121K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Granite City High School in?

Granite City High School is part of the Granite City CUSD 9 district in Granite City, Illinois.

Is Granite City High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Granite City High School 526th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 12% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Granite City High School?

White 61%, Black 19%, Hispanic 13%, Two or more races 6% (1,785 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Granite City High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62040 is $124K 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.