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

Havana High School

Federal NCES profile for Havana High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 171851002143
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Havana High School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 73% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Havana · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
11.9:1
small classes for Illinois
249
students enrolled

Havana High School has class sizes smaller than 73% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Havana High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Havana, IL.

School address

Enrollment

249

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.9:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Havana High School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.9:1

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

What stands out at Havana High School

Havana High School is a mid-sized high school in Havana, Illinois, enrolling 249 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 249 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 9/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 249 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 45.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 16.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Havana Cusd 126 also operates New Central Elem School (286 students) and Havana Jr High School (284 students) alongside Havana High School.

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 Havana High School compares

Havana 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 11.9:1 ▼ 15% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 249 top 73% - -

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

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
249
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 27% in Illinois - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
45.4%
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
$13,846
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 249 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
21
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.

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 95.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.0%
Two or More 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.3, Havana 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 Havana Cusd 126, which includes Havana High School.

$13,846
Per student
-19%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.8%
State 34.1%
Federal 16.1%

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 Havana High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
New Central Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Havana Jr High School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Havana Cusd 126 · 2 sibling schools

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

Verify locally before acting on Havana High School's federal record.

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 Havana High School

How many students attend Havana High School?

Havana High School has 249 students enrolled. It is a high school in Havana, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Havana High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Havana High School is 11.9:1, which is 15% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 24% 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 Havana High School?

The largest demographic group at Havana High School is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Havana, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Havana High School?

Havana High School has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower 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).

How does Havana High School rank among public schools in Havana?

By Resource Investment Index, Havana High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Havana, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Havana on the city page.

Is Havana High School a good school?

Havana High School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 73% 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 Havana Cusd 126?

Besides Havana High School, Havana Cusd 126 also operates New Central Elem School (286 students) and Havana Jr High School (284 students). See the Havana Cusd 126 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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