Clinton High School (Clinton, Illinois)
School in Illinois, United States
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Clinton Community High School is a secondary school located in Clinton, Illinois, US. Students who attend the school live in Clinton and surrounding towns such as, Wapella, Kenney, Hallsville and Lane.
| Clinton High School | |
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1200 Highway 54 West Clinton, IL | |
| Information | |
School district | Clinton Unit School District #15 |
| Superintendent | Curt Nettles |
Principal | Jerry Wayne |
| Faculty | 39.15 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 507 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.95[1] |
| Colors | Maroon Gold |
| Athletics | IHSA |
Athletics conference | Central Illinois Conference |
| Team name | Maroons |
| Yearbook | Clintonia |
| Website | School home page |
The superintendent is Curt Nettles and the principal is Jerry Wayne.
In 2012–2013,[needs update] around 566 students attended Clinton High School. The average class size was about 18.5 students, which is below the state average.
In 2012-13[needs update] the graduation rate was about 90.5% compared with the state average of 87%. The attendance rate was 93.2%, below the state rate of 94.2.
Clinton had[when?] an average composite score of 197 on the ACT exam.[citation needed]
Athletics
The Clinton Maroons participate in the Central Illinois Conference in the following sports:[2]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (both)
- Cheerleading (girls)
- Cross country (coed)
- American football (boys)
- Golf (both)
- M-Squad (girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Swimming (both)
- Track and field (both)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys)
Notable alumni
- Keith Brendley, expert on active protection systems and founder of Artis, a company that provides products and services for defense and safety markets[3]
