Erie High School, or EHS, is a
public four-year
high school located at 435 6th Avenue in
Erie, Illinois, a
village of
Whiteside County, Illinois, in the
Midwestern United States. EHS is part of
Erie Community Unit School District 1, which serves the communities of Erie and
Fenton, and includes Erie Middle School, Erie Elementary School, and Erie Preschool.
The campus is 25 miles southwest of
Sterling, Illinois and serves a mixed
village and
rural residential community. The school lies within the
Sterling
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micropolitan statistical area.
Academics
In 2009, Erie High School did not make
Adequate Yearly Progress
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, with 49% of students meeting standards, on the
Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the
No Child Left Behind Act
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. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 94%.
Erie High School provides courses in the academic departments of:
*Business
*Computer Education
*Driver Education
*English
*Fine Arts
*Home Economics
*Industrial Technology
*Math
*Miscellaneous
*Physical Education and Health
*Science
*Social Studies
*Spanish
Athletics
Erie High School competes in the
Three Rivers Conference and is a member school in the
Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Cardinals.
The school has no state championships on record in team athletics or activities. Erie High School co-ops with
Prophetstown High School for the majority of its athletics.
References
External links
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Erie Community Unit School District 1
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Public high schools in Illinois
Schools in Whiteside County, Illinois