Hillsboro High School (Illinois)

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Hillsboro High School
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The front of the main building.
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Hillsboro High School (Illinois)
522 E. Tremont St.

Hillsboro
,
Illinois
62049

United States
Coordinates 39°09′05″N89°29′14″W / 39.151511°N 89.487205°W / 39.151511; -89.487205
Information
School typepublic secondary
Opened1921 (replaced municipal high school)
Statusopen
School districtHillsboro CUSD
SuperintendentDavid Powell
PrincipalPatti Heyen
Staff34.67 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment468 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.50 [1]
Campussmall city in rural area
Colour(s)Orange   & Black  
Athletics conferenceSouth Central
Nickname Hiltoppers
Website Hillsboro High School website

Hillsboro High School (HHS) is a coed public high school [2] [3] located in Hillsboro, Illinois, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois, in the United States. HHS is part of the Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3. [4]

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History

In 1920, it was determined that the existing city high school on Fairground Ave. was no longer acceptable. After reorganizing the school's district, the decision was made to build a new school. The contract for the building designed by architect J. W. Kennedy was awarded on June 22, 1920 at a cost of about $250,000. The construction of the "new" Hillsboro High School was begun in 1920, and the school opened in the fall of 1921. [5]

Sitting atop a hill located at 522 East Tremont Street, the north-facing red brick building is surrounded by trees. Through the years, into at least the mid-1960s, the campus was often named as the most beautiful in Illinois. [6]

In 1938, the gymnasium, sited to the south of the main building was commissioned with financing for the project coming in part from Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds. [5]

The agriculture building was added in the 1950s to the east of the gym, and the library/cafeteria building opened in 1962 just southeast of the main building.

In 2024, construction began on a new building, intended to be the new highschool. At the time of this being written, the new building has not been finished, though it has been predicted that the building will be finished Summer of 2026.

Academics

In 2010, Hillsboro High school had an average ACT score of 19.6 with a graduation rate of 95.4% (which is higher than the state average of 87.8%). Since 2010, the school has failed to meet federal education standards set by No Child Left Behind even though in some years the school exceeds some statewide figures. The average class size is 19.6, which is smaller than the Illinois state average of 21.2. [7]

College prep

Hillsboro High has Advanced Placement programs in Calculus, Chemistry, English Literature/ Composition, and History . [8] On the PSAE examination of 11th graders, Hillsboro scored in the 52nd percentile of Illinois schools with 49.1% of the students passing. This translates to a 26.4% college readiness score. [9]

Departments & Programs

Source: [10]

Student organizations & activities

Interscholastic athletics & activities

Hillsboro High School sponsors teams known as the Hiltoppers that compete as members of the Illinois High School Association and the South Central Conference. The team colors are orange and black and the school mascot is the Hiltopper (a mountaineer with a pick and coil of rope ). [11]

Football Archives

1898 to 2004 [12]

Basketball archives

1906 to 2005 [13]

More Statistics

Statistics [14]

Average teacher salary: $48,667

Average administration staff salary: $85,623

Dollars spent per student: $8,875

Operating expenditure for instruction: $7,229,297

Operating expenditure for supporting services: $4,499,483

Operating expenditure for administration: $459,950

Operating expenditure for other campus costs: $3,558,024

Limited English Proficient students: 0.2%

White students: 96.2%

Black students: 1.5%

Hispanic students: 1.7%

Asian students: 1.2%

Native American students: 0.0%

2 or more race students: 0.2%

Chronic truants: 30

Chronic truants rate: 5.8%

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References

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  2. ↑ "School Directory | IHSA".
  3. ↑ / Hillsboro High School home page. Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ Hillsboro School District Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  5. 1 2 / The Hillsboro Guide. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ / Hillsboro Home Page Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Illinois school report card 2013" (PDF). webprod.isbe.net. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ / Advanced Placement Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  9. ↑ / Tribune Report Card Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  10. ↑ "HHS Academics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Retrieved December 3, 2013
  11. ↑ "HHS Topper Sports". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-03. Retrieved November 29, 2013
  12. ↑ Football Archive IHSA Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  13. ↑ Basketball Archive IHSA Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  14. ↑ School-data.com Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 20, 2011.
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