Erie High School (Illinois)

Erie High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located at 435 6th Avenue in Erie, Illinois, a village of Whiteside County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. EHS is part of Erie Community Unit School District 1, which serves the communities of Erie and Fenton, and includes Erie Middle School, Erie Elementary School, and Erie Preschool.[3][4] The campus is 25 miles southwest of Sterling, Illinois and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school lies within the Sterling micropolitan statistical area.[5]

Erie High School
Address
Map
435 6th Avenue

,
61250

United States
Coordinates41°39′08″N 90°04′35″W / 41.65222°N 90.07639°W / 41.65222; -90.07639
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School districtErie Community Unit School District 1
NCES District ID1714350[2]
NCES School ID171435001773[1]
PrincipalTim McConnell
Faculty24.76 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment204[1] (2018–2019)
Student to teacher ratio8.24[1]
Campus typeRural: distant
Color(s)      Red, White, Black
Athletics conferenceThree Rivers
MascotThe Panthers
Feeder schoolsErie Middle School
Websitewww.ecusd.info/page/high-school-home

Academics edit

In 2009, Erie High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 49% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 94%.[6][failed verification]

Erie High School provides courses in the academic departments of:[7]

  • Business
  • Computer Education
  • Driver Education
  • English
  • Fine Arts
  • Home Economics
  • Industrial Technology
  • Math
  • Miscellaneous
  • Physical Education and Health
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Spanish

Athletics edit

Erie High School competes in the Three Rivers Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Cardinals.[4] The school has no state championships on record in team athletics or activities.[8] Erie High School co-ops with Prophetstown High School for the majority of its athletics.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Erie High School (171435001773)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Erie Cusd 1". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Sep 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Coming Soon". www.erie1.info.
  4. ^ a b https://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0528.htm. Retrieved 2021-11-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2017-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Illinois Report Card". iirc.niu.edu.
  7. ^ "Keys to Success!". Erie Community Unit School District 1. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Erie High School Academic, Accessed February 3, 2010
  8. ^ "Page Not Found". www.ihsa.org. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  9. ^ "Page Not Found". www.ihsa.org. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

External links edit