High school (grades 9-12) · Crete, IL

Crete-Monee High School

Federal NCES profile for Crete-Monee High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 171125001344
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0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
21
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
41
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Crete-Monee High School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.

#3 of 4
public schools in Crete · Resource Index
23
Resource Index · Lower
19.7:1
large classes for Illinois
1,480
students enrolled

Crete-Monee High School has class sizes larger than 95% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Crete-Monee High School ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Crete, IL.

School address

Crete, IL 60417
District: Crete Monee Cusd 201u · Illinois

NCES ID 171125001344 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 171125001344 · Crete, IL High · MID · TRAD

1,480 enr · 19.7:1 · RII 23

Nearest enrollment peer: Crete-Monee Middle School (1,002 students)

Resource Investment Index #3 of 4 public schools in Crete. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Crete-Monee High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Crete-Monee High School reports 1,480 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 Crete-Monee High School compares

Crete-Monee High School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.7:1 ▲ 41% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,480 top 4% - -

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

19.7:1
Leaner classes than 17% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,480
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
19.7:1
students per teacher - 41% above state mean
Top 95% in Illinois - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
50.1%
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
$22,610
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 296 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
214
in-school suspensions + 157 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 25.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

African American 61.1%
Hispanic or Latino 20.9%
White 12.2%
Two or More 4.8%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 61.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.6, Crete-Monee High School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 33

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Crete Monee Cusd 201u, which includes Crete-Monee High School.

$22,610
Per student
+24%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 54.1%
State 37.0%
Federal 8.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Crete-Monee High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Crete-Monee Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Balmoral Elem Sch Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Crete Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Monee Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Talala Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Crete-Monee High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Crete Monee Cusd 201u · 5 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 (~1,480 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~19.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Crete-Monee High School

How many students attend Crete-Monee High School?

Crete-Monee High School has 1,480 students enrolled. It is a high school in Crete, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Crete-Monee High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Crete-Monee High School is 19.7:1, which is 41% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 25% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Crete-Monee High School?

The largest demographic group at Crete-Monee High School is African American at 61.1% of enrollment, in Crete, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Crete-Monee High School?

Crete-Monee High School has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower 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 Crete-Monee High School rank among public schools in Crete?

By Resource Investment Index, Crete-Monee High School ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Crete, 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 Crete Monee Cusd 201u?

Besides Crete-Monee High School, Crete Monee Cusd 201u also operates Crete-Monee Middle School (1,002 students), Balmoral Elem Sch (472 students), and Crete Elementary School (381 students). See the Crete Monee Cusd 201u 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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