Bushnell-Prairie City High School

Last updated
Bushnell-Prairie City High School
Bpchslogo.jpg
Bushnell-Prairie City High School Logo
Address
Bushnell-Prairie City High School
845 North Walnut Street

Bushnell
,
McDonough County
,
Illinois
61422

USA
Information
Type Comprehensive Public High School
School district Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
PrincipalJerry Butcher
Faculty23.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment195 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio8.48 [1]
Campus typeSmall city
Color(s)    Red, White, Blue
Athletics conference Prairieland
MascotSpartans
PSAE  average45
Feeder schoolsBushnell-Prairie City Junior High School
Website Bushnell-Prairie City High School Website

Bushnell-Prairie City High School (BPCHS) is a public four-year high school located at 845 North Walnut Street in Bushnell, Illinois, a small city in McDonough County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. BPCHS is part of Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170, which serves the communities of Bushnell and Prairie City, and also includes Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School and Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School. [2] [3] The campus is located 14 miles northeast of Macomb, IL, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school lies within the Macomb micropolitan statistical area. [4]

Contents

Academics

In 2009 Bushnell-Prairie City High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 45% 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 and 2009 was 84%. [5]

BPCHS offers courses in the following academic areas: [6]

Athletics and activities

Bushnell-Prairie City High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Their name and mascot are the Spartans. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. [3] [7] [8]

Athletics

Sports offered at BPCHS include: [9]

Boys

Girls

Activities

Clubs and other activities offered at BPCHS include: [9]

History

Bushnell-Prairie City High School was formed in 1952 from the consolidation of Bushnell's and Prairie City's high schools. The history of Bushnell-Prairie City High School is also the history of these original component schools.

Bushnell High School

It is not known when the school system in Bushnell was started. A consolidation effort between the towns of Bushnell and Prairie City took place in the early 1950s. The effort was realized in 1952. A new school was developed and is now called Bushnell-Prairie City High School. BPCHS built a new building on the grounds where the original building once stood. Bushnell High School's mascot was the Braves, and the school's colors were blue and purple. [10]

Prairie City High School

The first school building in Prairie City was established in 1855, just one year after the town was platted. The town's growth was remarkable, reaching a population of 1,500 by 1860. By 1875 that number had settled to about 800. A learning "Academy" was established in 1857 for the Prairie City kids by a local church and was supported by the town's people. This idea soon went by the wayside and the school building was used for public school purposes. A high school curriculum was established in Prairie City by the late 19th century. Prairie City High School served the community for about six decades. It was at some point in the early 1950s that the communities of Bushnell and Prairie City decided to pool their educational resources. This effort was realized in 1952. It was then that Prairie City High School closed and the Bushnell-Prairie City School District was opened. [11]

Even though the High School classes were relocated to Bushnell as a result of the Bushnell-Prairie City (B-PC) consolidation, the school remained as the Prairie City Elementary School grades 1 through 8 until 1962. Grades 7 & 8 then relocated to the B-PC Jr. High School (the former Bushnell High School bldg. in Bushnell). Grades 1 through 6 remained until the early 1970s. [12]

The original Prairie City High School building has been torn down. Prairie City High School's mascot was the Cobras, and its colors were blue and white. [11]

Future consolidation talks

Beginning in late 2008 the Bushnell-Prairie City School District began discussing reorganization or consolidation with neighboring school districts. In the summer of 2009 a feasibility study was commissioned to investigate the possibilities of consolidation with neighboring Avon and Abingdon school districts. The results of the study were released in January 2010. The recommendations of the study included: consolidation of all three districts into one unit district, placement of the combined high school in the current Bushnell-Prairie City High/Middle School buildings, placement of the combined middle school in the current Abingdon High/Middle School, and keeping the current elementary buildings in place. [13] [14]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abingdon, Illinois</span> City in Illinois, United States

Abingdon is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States, 50 miles (80 km) west of Peoria. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city was first settled in 1828 and was incorporated in 1857. In june of 1907, the patent for the common spring-loaded mousetrap was awarded to William Hooker William Armstrong and Knox Mark of Abingdon. The population was 3,319 at the 2010 census, down from 3,612 at the 2000 census.

Spoon River Valley High School, also known as Spoon River Valley Senior High School, or SRVHS, is a public four-year high school located at 35265 North IL Route 97 east of London Mills, Illinois, a village in Fulton and Knox Counties, in the Midwestern United States, at the intersection of Illinois Routes 97 and 116. SRVHS is part of Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4, which serves the communities of Ellisville, Fairview, London Mills, Maquon, and Rapatee, and includes Spoon River Valley Junior High School, and Spoon River Valley Elementary School. The campus is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Canton, 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Galesburg, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school districts lies within both the Canton and Galesburg micropolitan statistical areas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olympic Conference (Illinois)</span>

The Olympic Conference was a high school conference in northwest Illinois in existence from 1976 to 2010. The conference participated in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprised high schools with enrollments between 300-600 students on the fringe of the Illinois Quad Cities, Peoria, Galesburg, and in and around the cities of Macomb and Monmouth.

Macomb High School is a public four-year high school located in Macomb, Illinois, a city in McDonough County, Illinois, in the United States. MHS is part of Macomb Community Unit School District 185, which also includes MacArthur Early Childhood Center, Lincoln Elementary School, Edison Elementary School, and Macomb Middle School. The school draws students from the towns of Macomb, Bardolph, and Adair. Macomb Middle School was built just south of Macomb High School and was completed in 2023.

AlWood High School, or AHS, is a public four-year high school located at 301 E. Fifth Avenue in Woodhull, Illinois, a village in Clover Township of Henry County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. The name AlWood comes from the combination of Alpha and Woodhull, two villages in southwestern Henry County which each had their own high schools until a consolidation in 1948. AHS is part of AlWood Community Unit School District 225, which also includes AlWood Middle School, and AlWood Elementary School. The school is combined with the Alwood Middle School to form Alwood Middle-High School. This is the result of an addition to the high school building and demolition of the former middle school building in 2001. However, academics, athletics, and activities remain mostly separate. The campus is 25 miles southeast of Moline, Illinois and 20 miles north of Galesburg, Illinois. It serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school is the only high school in the village of Woodhull. The school is near the Quad Cities and is part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan statistical area.

Riverdale High School (RHS) is a public four-year high school located at 9622 256th Street North in Port Byron, a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. RHS is part of Riverdale Community Unit School District 100, which also includes Riverdale Middle School and Riverdale Elementary School. The campus is located 3 miles east of Port Byron, 13 miles northeast of East Moline, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school is a short commute to the Quad Cities and part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-metropolitan statistical area.

West Prairie High School, also known as Sciota West Prairie, is a public four-year high school located at 18575 East 800th Street near Sciota, Illinois, a village of McDonough County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. It is part of West Prairie Community Unit School District 103, which serves the communities of Blandinsville, Colchester, Fandon, Good Hope, Sciota, and Tennessee; and includes West Prairie Middle School, North Elementary School, and South Elementary School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amboy High School</span> Comprehensive public high school in Amboy, Lee County, Illinois, USA

Amboy High School is a public four-year high school located at 11 East Hawley Avenue in Amboy, Illinois, a small city of Lee County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. It is part of Amboy Community Unit School District 272, which serves the communities of Amboy, Sublette, Harmon, and Eldena, and includes Amboy Junior High School, and Amboy Central Elementary School. The campus is 12 miles southeast of Dixon, Illinois and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school lies within the Dixon micropolitan statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prairieland Conference</span>

The Prairieland Conference is a high school athletic conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprises small public high schools with enrollments between 50 and 400 students in portions of Fulton, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, and Warren counties.

Avon High School, or AHS, is a public four-year high school located at 320 East Wood Street in Avon, Illinois, a village in Fulton County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. AHS is part of Avon Community Unit School District 176, which serves the communities of Avon, St. Augustine, and Greenbush, and also includes Avon Grade School. The campus is located 25 miles west of Canton, IL, 20 miles south of Galesburg, IL, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school lies within the Canton micropolitan statistical area.

Elmwood High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located at 301 West Butternut Street in Elmwood, Illinois, a small city in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. EHS is part of Elmwood Community Unit School District 322, which serves the communities of Elmwood, Oak Hill, and Edwards, and also includes Elmwood Junior High School, and Elmwood Elementary School. The campus is located 20 miles northwest of Peoria, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school lies within the Peoria metropolitan statistical area.

V.I.T. High School, or VHS, is a public four-year high school located at 1500 U.S. Hwy. 136 East near Table Grove, Illinois, a village in Fulton County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. VHS is part of V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2, which serves the communities of Vermont, Ipava, and Table Grove (V.I.T), and includes V.I.T. Junior High School, and V.I.T. Elementary School. The campus is located 30 miles southwest of Canton, IL, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school lies within the Canton micropolitan statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba High School (Illinois)</span> Public high school in Illinois, United States

Cuba High School, also known as Cuba Senior High School, or CHS, is a public four-year high school located at 20325 North IL Route 97, south of Cuba, Illinois, a small city in Fulton County, in the Midwestern United States, at the intersection of Illinois Routes 95 and 97. CHS is part of Cuba Community Unit School District 3, which serves the communities of Cuba, Fiatt, Marietta, and Smithfield, and includes Cuba Middle School, and Cuba Elementary School. The campus is located 9 miles southwest of Canton, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school districts lies within the Canton micropolitan statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Illini West High School</span> High school in Carthage, Illinois

Illini West High School (IWHS) is a public high school in Carthage, Illinois, United States. IWHS serves a mostly rural area that includes most of northeastern Hancock County and extends into parts of Henderson and McDonough Counties, covering the cities of Carthage, Dallas City, and La Harpe, and the village of Ferris. The campus is located 25 miles (40 km) west of Macomb, Illinois, and has a student body of 332 students in grades 9–12 as of the 2017–18 school year. IWHS was established in 2007 as a convergence of Carthage, Dallas City, and La Harpe High Schools and is housed at the former Carthage High School. The school is administered by the Illini West Community Unit School District 307, while the elementary and middle feeder schools in each of the communities that consolidated are administered by the Carthage Elementary School District 317, Dallas Elementary School District 327, and La Harpe Community School District 347.

Hamilton High School, or HHS, is a public four-year high school located at 1100 Keokuk Street in Hamilton, Illinois, a small city in Hancock County. HHS is part of Hamilton Community Unit School District 328, which serves the communities of Hamilton and Elvaston, and also includes Hamilton Junior High School, and Hamilton Elementary School. The campus is located 35 miles west of Macomb, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school does not lie within a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rushville-Industry High School</span> Comprehensive public high school in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA

Rushville-Industry High School, or RIHS, is a public four-year high school located at 730 North Congress Street in Rushville, Illinois, a small city in Schuyler County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. RIHS serves the communities of Rushville, Industry, Browning, Camden, Frederick, and Littleton. The campus is located 25 miles south of Macomb, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.

Warsaw High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Warsaw, Illinois, a small city in Hancock County in the Midwestern United States. WHS serves the communities of Warsaw, Basco, Colusa, Nauvoo, Niota, Sutter and Tioga. The campus is located 35 miles (56 km) north of Quincy, 40 miles (64 km) west of Macomb and serves a mostly rural residential community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Illinois Valley Central High School</span> High school in Chillicothe, United States

Illinois Valley Central High School is a public four-year high school located at 1300 West Sycamore Street in Chillicothe, Illinois, a city in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. IVCHS serves the communities of Chillicothe, Dunlap, Edelstein, Mossville, Peoria, and Rome. The campus is located 15 miles northeast of Peoria, Illinois, and serves a mixed city, village, and rural residential community.

Scales Mound High School, or SMHS, is a public four-year high school located at 210 Main Street in Scales Mound, Illinois, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. SMHS serves the community and surrounding area of Scales Mound. The campus is located 25 miles east of Dubuque, Iowa, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastland High School (Illinois)</span> Public high school in Lanark, Illinois, United States

Eastland High School, also known as Eastland, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located at 500 School Drive in Lanark, Illinois, a small city in Carroll County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. EHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Lanark, Lake Carroll, Georgetown, and Shannon. The campus is located 25 miles north of Sterling, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Bushnell-Prairie City Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  3. 1 2 "IHSA Bushnell (B.-Prairie City)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13.
  4. ↑ Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009
  5. ↑ Illinois Report Card
  6. ↑ Bushnell-Prairie City High School Course Descriptions and Planning Guide. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ "IHSA Season Summaries". Archived from the original on 2001-07-22.
  8. ↑ "IHSA Cooperative Teams". Archived from the original on 1999-11-04.
  9. 1 2 "Act". Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  10. ↑ "Bushnell High School".
  11. 1 2 "Prairie City High School".
  12. ↑ Marc Young, Summary of Events of Prairie City High School, Illinois High School Glory Days, Prairie City High School. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  13. ↑ Accessed February 5, 2010 Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Midwestern School Consultants, Dr. William Phillips, Dr. Scott Day, Dr. Leonard Bogle; Reorganization Feasibility Study for Avon/Abingdon/Bushnell-Prairie City Study; January, 2010

40°33′33″N90°30′50″W / 40.55917°N 90.51389°W / 40.55917; -90.51389

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.