Galesburg High School

1135 West Fremont St, Galesburg, IL 61401 | (309) 343-4146

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,431

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2.5 out of 5 | 7 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,431 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 282nd out of 640 high schools in IL.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1135 W Fremont St, Galesburg, IL 61401

Principal or Admin: Thomas R Chiles

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Galesburg Community Unit School District - Cusd 205
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,369
Graduation Rate: 69.6%
Dropout Rate: 4.3%
Students Per Teacher: 17.7
Enrolled Students: 4,891

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,431
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 82.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 672 (47.0%)
Females: 612 (42.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 147 (10.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 601 (42.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 748 (52.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Galesburg High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	7	0.5%
Black	182	12.7%
Asian	10	0.7%
Hispanic	76	5.3%
White	1,009	70.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	429	30.0%
10th Grade	357	24.9%
11th Grade	370	25.9%
12th Grade	275	19.2%

Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)

Attendance Rate

School:

89.1%

District:

92.7%

State:

93.9%

Graduation Rate

School:

81.1%

District:

81.1%

State:

87.8%

Dropout Rate

School:

7.4%

District:

7.4%

State:

3.8%

Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2.5

2.5 out of 5 | 7 Reviews

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7 reviews for Galesburg High School

Reviewed by Former Student on March 29, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a former student of alumni 2005. Our school year was the first for them to introduce the "No Cheering" Policy. They did not hand out contracts for us to sign, but they still tried to use the "no cheer" policy.
Shame on the 2007 graduate that posted here who said we do not know.
I specifically do know from the inside as well as the outside and I think it is a total catastrophe. This school has always been no good, and will always be no good. I would rather my children be home schooled than to go to this institution.
Discrimination, racism, and profiling is all that comes out of this school. The only thing I feel bad for are the students and teachers that worked there. Most of the teachers were the best a child could ever have but when "the man" comes in to play they abuse their powers and become tyrants.
I got no pity, no guidance, or no help from the principal that WAS there my senior year, staff members, and assistant principals. They treated myself and the other "lower" or "middle" class families as if they were roaches.
I hate that school.

Reviewed by Former Student on March 16, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a former student and graduate of 2007. Over the past seven years before my own graduation, I sat in the balcony and later passed out dimplomas to graduates after the ceremony. Attending these previous ceremonies gives me an excellent knowledge of the behaviors the administration was trying to prevent. Each year, parents and family members of certain students would bring air horns to makes noise when the graduate walked across our stage. In the beginning, it was merely disruptive. But as the behavior increased, the consequences did as well. For example, one parent sitting near the noise suffered lasting damage to her hearing. The administration was not in the wrong by taking the course of action they did. Graduates in 2007 were disruptive after signing a contracts and being warned. They suffered for their own actions, as the rest of the class and the school suffered for the embarassment they brought upon us.

Reviewed by Former Student on July 17, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a graduate of the class of 2007. For those who look from the outside in on the diploma situation and pass judgment, shame goes to you! We had everything thoroughly explained to us, signed a contract between our parents and ourselves, and had an insert in the program explaining what was appropriate or inappropriate as well as the consequences. That contract had to be signed in order for the students to get tickets or even attend the ceremony. So for anyone to say what was done was unfair to those graduates who didn't receive their diplomas right away is completely unjust. Who it was unfair to is the graduates, such as myself, whose family had enough of an IQ to follow the rules. I graduated with honors and in the top 5% so to have so much dishonor thrown on my graduation is something I will never forgive those graduates for. Do not pass judgment on a situation you know nothing of. Those who know it best are those graduates of the class of 2007 who lived it and will we carry it with us for the rest of our lives. No matter where we go everyone will have heard some version of the story and I for one will set them straight every time!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 07, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Way to go! You really make me ashamed to be a resident of Illinois with your stupid rule. You should apologize to those students whose diplomas were withheld from them because their friends? family cheered for them. Shame on YOU!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 05, 2007
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
What kind of example are you setting for these kids? The students and their families are the ones who deserve an apology for your ignorance.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 05, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I just saw the CNN article where you decided not to award a diploma to a student. Please, let me understand if I read this right. on the proudest day for any parent, you denied a student's diploma for cheering? in this day when we have enough problems getting our kids to read, you want to deny this accomplishment to an honors student. You suck.

Reviewed by Former Student on June 02, 2007
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Congratulations on making national news with that stupid policy. Way to make those students feel good about themselves!

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