More than 86.7 percent of teachers stay at Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
At Newton Elementary School, a 35.3-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.
The truancy rate at Hutsonville Elementary And Junior High School rose to 7 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
Eastern Illinois University ranked No. 10 for student soccer participation in the state, according to an East Central Reporter analysis of college sports participation.
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1, Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 and Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to drug offenses during the 2016-17 school year in East Central Illinois, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
At Effingham Junior High School, a 26.2-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.
The truancy rate at Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School stayed flat at 0.4 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
More than 82.2 percent of teachers stay at Martinsville Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
About 96 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
At Teutopolis Grade School, a 30.6-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.
The truancy rate at Altamont High School fell to 3 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The revenue Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 received through local taxes decreased 11.9 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of public schools data.