Illinois public high school · Bunker Hill CUSD 8

Bunker Hill High School

314 S Meissner St, Bunker Hill, IL 62014. 54.6% of its 44 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Bunker Hill CUSD 8Macoupin County
54.6%Enrolled in college within 12 months12.2 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
100%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)10.2 pts above Illinois (89.8%)
48.5%Students from low-income families
44Graduates in the class measured

The path from Bunker Hill

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    2-year college 30.3%Not enrolled within 12 months 45.4%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Bunker Hill

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Lewis and Clark Community College14.0 mi48%$4,998$43,672
    Southern Illinois University Edwardsville17.1 mi56%$13,111$59,436
    University of Missouri-St Louis29.6 mi62%$14,990$59,899
    McKendree University30.8 mi51%$18,457$63,391
    Ranken Technical College30.9 mi47%$20,834$60,835
    Greenville University31.3 mi52%$20,905$49,304

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Staunton High School (9.0 mi, 70% to college) · Gillespie High School (9.5 mi, 52.5% to college) · Civic Memorial High School (10.6 mi, 61.2% to college) · Southwestern High School (11.1 mi, 59.7% to college) · Alton High School (12.8 mi, 61.3% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Bunker Hill CUSD 8's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureBunker HillIllinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months54.6%66.8%
Graduation rate100%89.8%
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Quick answers

What percent of Bunker Hill High School graduates go to college?
54.6% of its most recent class at Bunker Hill High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Bunker Hill High School?
Bunker Hill High School has a four-year graduation rate of 100%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.