Meridian High School
Public · Grades 6–12 · 206 students
Cairo Jr/Sr High School
4201 Sycamore St, Cairo, IL 62914
Grades
7–12
High
Students
130
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cairo USD 1
Alexander County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 684 Illinois high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cairo Jr/Sr High School
Cairo Jr/Sr High School is a public high school in Cairo, Illinois, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Cairo USD 1. The school is located in a remote rural area in Alexander County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 130 students were enrolled, with about 10.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 684 Illinois high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 130 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.8 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 4
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Cairo USD 1
- County
- Alexander County
- NCES school ID
- 170807000420
Schools near Cairo Jr/Sr High School
All 2 schools in Cairo →
Charleston High
Public · Grades 7–12 · 310 students
Ballard Memorial High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 276 students
Ballard County Career and Technology Ctr
CTE · Grades 9–12
Southeast Correctional Center
Alternative · Grades 7–12
Five County Reg Voc Center
CTE · Grades 11–12
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.