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

Winchester High School

Federal NCES profile for Winchester High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 174266004288
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Winchester High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
8.7:1
small classes for Illinois
166
students enrolled

Winchester High School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-3 students YoY

Winchester High School held near 162 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 19.4 → 19.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 174266004288 · Winchester, IL High · SMALL · TRAD

166 enr · 8.7:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Winchester Elem School (401 students)

Winchester High School held near 162 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 19.4 → 19.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Winchester High School compares

Winchester High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.7:1 ▼ 38% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 166 top 87% - -

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

8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
166
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.7:1
students per teacher - 38% below state mean
Top 4% in Illinois - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.2%
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
$13,759
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 166 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 98.2%
Two or More 1.8%

Largest group: White at 98.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.5, Winchester High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Winchester Cusd 1 reports $13,759 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Winchester High School Compares to District-Mates

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

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

Other Schools in This District

Winchester Cusd 1 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

Frequently asked questions about Winchester High School

How many students attend Winchester High School?

Winchester High School has 166 students enrolled. It is a high school in Winchester, IL. CCD year-over-year: 165 (2022-23) → 162 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Winchester High School is 8.7:1, which is 38% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 45% 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 Winchester High School?

The largest demographic group at Winchester High School is White at 98.2% of enrollment, in Winchester, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Winchester High School?

Winchester High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical 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).

What other schools are in Winchester Cusd 1?

Besides Winchester High School, Winchester Cusd 1 also operates Winchester Elem School (401 students). See the Winchester Cusd 1 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 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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