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Prairie Central High School

Regular School · Fairbury, IL

Prairie Central High School is a regular school school in Fairbury, Illinois, serving grades 09–12 with 487 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
487
Teachers (FTE)
41.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 402 83%
Hispanic/Latino 60 12%
Two or more races 15 3%
Black or African American 5 1%
Asian 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 487 252M / 235F

English Language Learners: 16 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20-24% 27.7% 120
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 32.7% 120

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (4)
26 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
109
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
200
41.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 487 100%

Contact & Location

411 N 7th St

Fairbury, IL 61739

Phone: (815)692-2355

http://www.prairiecentral.org

District

Prairie Central CUSD 8

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,975

District enrollment: 1,725

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

170000505126

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD