Charleston High School is a public high school in Charleston, Illinois, United States.
| Charleston High School | |
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| Address | |
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1615 Lincoln Ave , , 61920 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°29′07″N 88°09′52″W / 39.485341°N 88.164520°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Charleston Community Unit School District 1 |
| Principal | Aaron Lock[1] |
| Teaching staff | 47.00 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9-12[2] |
| Enrollment | 780 (2023–2024)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.60[3] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet Gold |
| Athletics | IHSA |
| Athletics conference | Apollo Conference |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Rival | Mattoon High School (Coles County Clash) |
| Newspaper | CHS Press |
| Yearbook | Recorder |
| Website | www |
History
editIt is among the few public high schools in Illinois to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10. Charleston High School serves grades 9–12 in the Charleston CUSD 1 district. The AP participation rate at Charleston High School is 12 percent. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 6 percent. The total enrollment from the year 2011 was 809. There are also 50 full-time teachers on the staff of Charleston High School. The student teacher ratio is 16:1. They are rated from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) at 84. They did not meet the education standards for 2011. Charleston High School offers AP courses in nine subjects. They meet the immunization protection levels required by the state. 61.3% of students met PSAE standards in the year 2011. Charleston High School follows Illinois and Charleston CUSD 1 District guidelines. The community rating for this school is four out of five stars. At Charleston High School in Spring 2010, 33.7% of juniors scored high enough on at least three of the four parts of the ACT to be considered “college-ready” for key freshman classes.
Athletics
editCharleston's High School athletics participate in the Apollo Conference and are members of the Illinois High School Association.[4]
Boys
edit- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Wrestling
Girls
edit- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Cheerleading
- Dance
- Golf
- Softball
- Soccer
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
Notable team state finishes
edit- Boys Golf: 2017-18 & 2018-19 (1st)
- Drama: 1990-91 (2nd), 1993-94 & 2002-03 & 2004-05 (3rd)
- Girls Golf: 2015-16 (3rd), 2016-17 (1st)
- Group Interpretation: 2001-02 (2nd)
Extracurricular activities
edit- American Field Service
- C Club
- High School Press
- Chess Club
- FCCLA
- Flag Corps
- Freedom Writers Club
- French Club
- French National Honor Day Society
- Future Business Leaders of America
- FFA
- Interact Club
- National Honor Society
- Performing Music Ensembles
- Recorder Club
- Scholastic Bowl
- Spanish Club
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Speech and Drama Team
- Student Council
- Trojan News
- Visual Art Club
Notable alumni
edit- Marty Pattin, former Major League Baseball pitcher (California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals)
- Jeff Gossett, former NFL punter (Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders)
- Ray Fisher, former NFL player
- Rex Morgan, former NBA player
- Stan Royer, former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox)
References
edit- ^ "Charleston High School". www.charleston.k12.il.us. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Charleston High School - Public School".
- ^ a b c "Charleston High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Conferences & Affiliated Schools". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved February 11, 2018.