High school (grades 9-12) · Cissna Park, IL

Cissna Park Sr High School

Federal NCES profile for Cissna Park Sr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 171029001250
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0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
80
📋 Attendance
34
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cissna Park Sr High School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

#2 of 3
public schools in Cissna Park · Resource Index
54
Resource Index · Higher
7.5:1
small classes for Illinois
98
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Cissna Park Sr High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Cissna Park, IL.

School address

Cissna Park, IL 60924
District: Cissna Park Cusd 6 · Illinois

NCES ID 171029001250 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-8 students YoY

Cissna Park Sr High School shrank from 99 students in 2022-23 to 91 in 2023-24 (-8.1%).

Teacher FTE lost 13.3 → 12.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-8 students YoY 171029001250 · Cissna Park, IL High · SMALL · TRAD

98 enr · 7.5:1 · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Cissna Park Elementary School (128 students)

Cissna Park Sr High School shrank from 99 students in 2022-23 to 91 in 2023-24 (-8.1%). Teacher FTE lost 13.3 → 12.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Cissna Park Sr High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cissna Park Sr High School reports 98 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Cissna Park Sr High School compares

Cissna Park Sr 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 7.5:1 ▼ 46% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 98 top 95% - -

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

7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
98
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.5:1
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
26.5%
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
$14,700
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 98 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 90.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
African American 4.1%

Largest group: White at 90.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.1, Cissna Park Sr High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Cissna Park Cusd 6 reports $14,700 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Cissna Park Sr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cissna Park Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Cissna Park Jr High School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cissna Park Sr High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cissna Park Cusd 6 · 2 sibling schools

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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.

Similar enrollment (~98 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Cissna Park Sr High School

How many students attend Cissna Park Sr High School?

Cissna Park Sr High School has 98 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cissna Park, IL. CCD year-over-year: 99 (2022-23) → 91 (2023-24), down 8.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cissna Park Sr High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cissna Park Sr High School is 7.5:1, 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 Cissna Park Sr High School?

The largest demographic group at Cissna Park Sr High School is White at 90.8% of enrollment, in Cissna Park, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cissna Park Sr High School?

Cissna Park Sr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher 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).

How does Cissna Park Sr High School rank among public schools in Cissna Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Cissna Park Sr High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Cissna Park, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Cissna Park Cusd 6?

Besides Cissna Park Sr High School, Cissna Park Cusd 6 also operates Cissna Park Elementary School (128 students) and Cissna Park Jr High School (66 students). See the Cissna Park Cusd 6 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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