Gordon Bush Alt Sch for Education
E Saint Louis · IL · East St Louis SD 189 · Public · K-12 combined
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SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis → East St Louis Senior High School → Lovejoy Technology Academy → Madison Senior High School → Madison Student Support Center → Lake School → Cahokia High School → St Clair Co Juv Detention Center →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 28% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Gordon Bush Alt Sch for Education compares for families
What families should know about Gordon Bush Alt Sch for Education.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis, East St Louis Senior High School, Lovejoy Technology Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 28% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis East Saint Louis |
Public · charter | 1.9 | 99 | -16.1% |
| East St Louis Senior High School East Saint Louis |
Public | 2.2 | 1,287 | -5.6% |
| Lovejoy Technology Academy Lovejoy |
Public | 2.7 | 27 | — |
| Madison Senior High School Madison |
Public | 3.5 | 152 | -12.1% |
| Madison Student Support Center Madison |
Public | 3.7 | — | — |
| Lake School Granite City |
Public | 4.9 | — | — |
| Cahokia High School Cahokia |
Public | 5.1 | 850 | +1.1% |
| St Clair Co Juv Detention Center Belleville |
Public | 5.1 | — | — |