Dongola High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dongola, Illinois

Dongola High School in Dongola, Illinois enrolled 62 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

58 students in 2022-23, 60 students in 2023-24, 62 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Dongola High School by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23582023-24602024-2562
Students enrolled at Dongola High School by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23582023-24602024-2562
Students enrolled at Dongola High School by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23582023-24602024-2562
Students enrolled at Dongola High School by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 620204060802022-23582023-24602024-2562
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23583.317.4
2023-24603.020.0
2024-25620.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dongola High School enrolled 60 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent22.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.5% of students were White, 3.2% Black, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White93.5%
  2. Black3.2%
  3. Two or more races3.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dongola High School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2221‑39%15‑19%29.9%
Math, 2022-23under 50%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 20 students in Dongola High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate80% or more80% or more87.6%
Students in the class2020149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Dongola High School

  1. Century Jr/Sr High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 7.5 miles away: 146 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
  2. Anna-Jonesboro High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.0 miles away: 476 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  3. Compare Dongola High School with Century Jr/Sr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dongola School spends per student$15,685 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,685
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisDongola High School is the number 691 by size of 708 Illinois high schools open in 2024-25.#691 of 708
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dongola High School

  1. How many students attend Dongola High School?
    62 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 58 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dongola, IL.
  2. Is Dongola High School a Title I school?
    Dongola High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Dongola High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dongola High School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Dongola High School?
    80% or more of the 20 students in Dongola High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dongola High School in?
    Dongola School, NCES district ID 1712480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171248001502 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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