High school (grades 9-12) · Armstrong, IL

Armstrong High School

Federal NCES profile for Armstrong High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170423000119
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
77
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Armstrong High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
7.6:1
small classes for Illinois
114
students enrolled

Armstrong High School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-21 students YoY

Armstrong High School shrank from 135 students in 2022-23 to 114 in 2023-24 (-15.6%).

Teacher FTE lost 15.0 → 14.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-21 students YoY 170423000119 · Armstrong, IL High · SMALL · TRAD

114 enr · 7.6:1 · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Boulder Prep Charter High School (114 students)

Armstrong High School shrank from 135 students in 2022-23 to 114 in 2023-24 (-15.6%). Teacher FTE lost 15.0 → 14.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Armstrong High School compares

Armstrong High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.6:1 ▼ 46% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 114 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.6:1
students per teacher - 46% below state mean
Top 2% in Illinois - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
56.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,956
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 114 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 91.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
Two or More 3.5%

Largest group: White at 91.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.4, Armstrong High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

District finance for Armstrong Twp Hsd 225 reports $20,956 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Armstrong High School

How many students attend Armstrong High School?

Armstrong High School has 114 students enrolled. It is a high school in Armstrong, IL. CCD year-over-year: 135 (2022-23) → 114 (2023-24), down 21.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Armstrong High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Armstrong High School is 7.6:1, which is 46% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 52% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Armstrong High School?

The largest demographic group at Armstrong High School is White at 91.2% of enrollment, in Armstrong, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Armstrong High School?

Armstrong High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Armstrong Twp Hsd 225?

None reported; Armstrong Twp Hsd 225 operates only Armstrong High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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