Macomb High School is a

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four-year

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located in

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, a

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, in the

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. MHS is part of Macomb Community Unit School District 185, which also includes MacArthur Early Childhood Center, Lincoln Elementary School, Edison Elementary School, and Macomb Middle School. The school draws students from the towns of Macomb, Bardolph, and Adair. Macomb Middle School was built just south of Macomb High School and was completed in 2023.

Academics

Macomb High School is currently Fully Recognized by making adequate yearly progress and complying with state tests and standards. In 2009, 71% of students tested met or exceeded standards. MHS made

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in 2009 on the

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, a state test that is part of the

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. The school's average high school graduation rate between 2000 and 2009 was 95%. School enrollment decreased from 623 to 565 (9%) in the period of 2000–2009. In 2023, the faculty was 145 teachers, averaging 16.0 years of experience, and of whom 42% held an advanced degree. The average class size was 17.9. The student to faculty ratio was 17:1. The district's instructional expenditure per student was $5,578.

Athletics

Macomb High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and is a member school in the

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Boys

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* Cross Country *

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Girls

*Basketball *

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*Cross Country *Dance *Golf *

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*Soccer *Swimming *Tennis *Track & Field *

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*Wrestling

Notable Team State Finishes

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: 1942–43 (1st) *

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: **IHSA State Finals: ***2012-13 (3rd) ***2011-12 (2nd) ***2010–11 (2nd) ***2009–10 (3rd)

Notable Team National Finishes

* Scholastic Bowl: **

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National Championship Tournament (SSNCT - 500 students or less per grade): *** 2022-23 (13th) *** 2021-22 (11th) *** 2020-21 (2nd) *** 2018-19 (5th) *** 2017-18 (15th) *** 2016-17 (4th) *** 2015-16 (2nd) *** 2014-15 (7th) *** 2013-14 (7th) *** 2012-13 National Champions

Consolidations

Adair High School consolidated into Macomb High School in 1952 and Bardolph High School consolidated into Macomb High School in 1973.

Notable faculty

* Molly Selders, 2022 Yale Educator Award Winner for Excellence in High School Education.

Notable alumni

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, Former

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). * C. T. Vivian, civil rights leader and 2013 recipient of the

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References

Macomb Community Unit School District 185

Interactive Illinois Report Card

Illinois High School Association

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Schools in McDonough County, Illinois Buildings and structures in Macomb, Illinois