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

Flanagan-Cornell High School

Federal NCES profile for Flanagan-Cornell High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170139005987
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
13
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Flanagan-Cornell High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical
7.1:1
small classes for Illinois
106
students enrolled

Flanagan-Cornell High School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

106

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.1:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-49% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Flanagan-Cornell High School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Flanagan-Cornell High School

Flanagan-Cornell High School is a small high school in Flanagan, Illinois, enrolling 106 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.1:1, Flanagan-Cornell High School is leaner than roughly 99% of Illinois schools and 49% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Illinois schools, with 106 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 133 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district, Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74, also runs Flanagan Elem School (197 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Flanagan-Cornell High School compares

Flanagan-Cornell 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 7.1:1 ▼ 49% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 106 top 94% - -

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

7.1:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
106
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
7.1:1
students per teacher - 49% below state mean
Top 1% in Illinois - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.9%
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
$18,806
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.5%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
African American 0.9%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 91.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.9, Flanagan-Cornell High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74, which includes Flanagan-Cornell High School.

$18,806
Per student
+10%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.3%
State 33.3%
Federal 5.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Flanagan-Cornell High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Flanagan Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Flanagan-Cornell High School

How many students attend Flanagan-Cornell High School?

Flanagan-Cornell High School has 106 students enrolled. It is a high school in Flanagan, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Flanagan-Cornell High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Flanagan-Cornell High School is 7.1:1, which is 49% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 55% 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 Flanagan-Cornell High School?

The largest demographic group at Flanagan-Cornell High School is White at 91.5% of enrollment, in Flanagan, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Flanagan-Cornell High School?

Flanagan-Cornell High School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Flanagan-Cornell High School a good school?

Flanagan-Cornell High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74?

Besides Flanagan-Cornell High School, Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 also operates Flanagan Elem School (197 students). See the Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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