Enrollment
154
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Gardner, IL
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
Federal NCES profile for Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 171626001942
👥 S:T ratio 68
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 27
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.1:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 154
- students enrolled
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S has class sizes smaller than 97% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Gardner S Wilmington Twp Hsd 73 · Illinois
NCES ID 171626001942 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.1:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-42% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S is a small high school in Gardner, Illinois, enrolling 154 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.1:1, Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S is leaner than roughly 97% of Illinois schools and 42% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 154 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 154 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Gardner S Wilmington Twp Hsd 73 spends $22,442 per pupil, 32% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.
Gardner S Wilmington Twp Hsd 73 operates only this one school, so Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S compares
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.1:1 | ▼ 42% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 154 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.1:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
154
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.1:1
students per teacher
- 42% below state mean
Top 3% in Illinois - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.2%
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
$22,442
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 154 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.
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 92.9%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5%
African American 0.6%
Largest group: White at 92.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.3, Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Gardner S Wilmington Twp Hsd 73, which includes Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S.
$22,442
Per student
+32%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 60.0%
State 35.8%
Federal 4.2%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~154 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
How many students attend Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S?
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S has 154 students enrolled. It is a high school in Gardner, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S?
The student-teacher ratio at Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S is 8.1:1, which is 42% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 48% 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 Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S?
The largest demographic group at Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S is White at 92.9% of enrollment, in Gardner, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S?
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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 Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S a good school?
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Gardner S Wilmington Twp Hsd 73?
None reported; Gardner S Wilmington Twp Hsd 73 operates only Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S as a public school district in NCES's records.
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