Edwards County High School
Recent News About Edwards County High School
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Edwards County High School reports 4% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Edwards County High School fell to 4 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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86 percent of Edwards teachers stay put; average earns $46,335 per year
More than 86 percent of teachers stay at Edwards County High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Edwards, 81 percent of students graduate high school; 56 percent go to college
About 95 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 81 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 28 percent of 2015 Edwards County High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 81 percent of Edwards County High School seniors graduated on time, 28 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Analysis: Grayville HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate
Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, high school graduation rates remain high across the region, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.