Milledgeville High School

Milledgeville High School, or MHS, is a public four to five-year high school located at 100 East 8th Street in Milledgeville, Illinois, a village in Carroll County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. MHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Milledgeville, Chadwick, Lanark, Mt. Carroll, Savanna, and Thomson.[2][3] The campus is located 13 miles north of Sterling, Illinois, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community.

Milledgeville High School
Address
100 East 8th Street, PO Box 69

Milledgeville
,
Carroll County
,
Illinois
61051

United States
Coordinates41.9670°N 89.7723°W / 41.9670; -89.7723
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School districtChadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
PrincipalMr. Brian Maloy
Faculty15.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment152 (2018–19)[1]
Average class size11
Student to teacher ratio9.81[1]
Campus typerural
Color(s)    Orange, Black
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Upstate Illini
MascotMissiles
WebsiteOfficial website

Academics

Based on the Illinois School Report Card for the 2018-19 school year, Milledgeville had a graduation rate of 93% and an Advanced Placement participation rate of 3%.[4] Additionally, in 2019, Milledgeville ranked as the 12,935 best school in the United States and 430 in Illinois based on US News & World Report.[5]

Athletics

Milledgeville High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Their mascot is the Missiles, with school colors of orange and black. The school has one state championship on record in team athletics and activities.[2][6]

MHS provides athletic opportunities for a variety of sports including football, volleyball, golf (cooperatively with Eastland High School), boys' basketball, girls' basketball, softball, baseball, boys' track and field (cooperatively with Eastland High School), and girls' track and field (cooperatively with Eastland High School).[7]

History

Milledgeville High School consolidated with Chadwick High School starting with the 1989-1990 school year. Surrounding communities may have possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current MHS. Potential reference/citation:[6][8]

References
  1. "Milledgeville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "IHSA Milledgeville High School". IHSA. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  3. "Milledgeville High School". Milledgeville CUSD. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  4. Illinois School Report Card
  5. US News & World Report
  6. "IHSA Milledgeville High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  7. IHSA. "Cooperative Teams". Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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