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Jacksonville High School

Jacksonville, IL · Jacksonville SD 117

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

387th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 36%· Stable

1211 N Diamond St, Jacksonville, IL 62650

(217)243-4384NCES ID 172028002280Directory 202324

894
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.4:1
Student / teacher ratio
53%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
30.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Jacksonville High School 387th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 36% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 35th in 2019 to 36th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%36%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Jacksonville High School
44%
IL average
52%
Math
Jacksonville High School
30%
IL average
38%
Science
Jacksonville High School
42%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Jacksonville High School IL average
25%50%75%44%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Jacksonville High School IL average
25%50%75%30%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Jacksonville High School IL average
25%50%75%42%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%48%25%7%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2019), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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%33%7%6%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2019), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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%44%18%18%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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 894 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White76%Black10%10%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 76%Black 10%Two or more races 10%93%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White88.3%75.5% 12.8 pts
Black6.6%10.0% 3.4 pts
Two or more races3.5%9.6% 6.1 pts
Hispanic0.7%3.9% 3.2 pts
Asian0.3%0.9% 0.6 pts
Pacific Islander0.5%0.0% 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 $144K in zip 62650 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2005

$36K$71K$107K$143K$136K20052010201520202025

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What school district is Jacksonville High School in?

Jacksonville High School is part of the Jacksonville SD 117 district in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Is Jacksonville High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Jacksonville High School 387th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 36% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Jacksonville High School?

White 76%, Black 10%, Two or more races 10%, Hispanic 4% (894 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Jacksonville High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62650 is $144K 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.