Illinois public high school · Erie CUSD 1

Erie High School

435 6Th Ave, Erie, IL 61250. 57.8% of its 39 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Erie CUSD 1Whiteside County
57.8%Enrolled in college within 12 months9.0 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
90.7%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)0.9 pts above Illinois (89.8%)
27.5%Students from low-income families
39Graduates in the class measured

The path from Erie

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 22.2%2-year college 35.6%Not enrolled within 12 months 42.2%

    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 Erie

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Black Hawk College22.7 mi46%$4,349$44,081
    Augustana College26.7 mi73%$21,153$67,144
    Sauk Valley Community College27.2 mi52%$5,818$45,327
    Saint Ambrose University27.2 mi70%$23,689$66,659
    Eastern Iowa Community College District27.3 mi45%$12,958$43,427
    Highland Community College48.3 mi49%$3,090$42,080

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Prophetstown High School (7.2 mi, 53.2% to college) · Riverdale Sr High School (10.3 mi, 71.2% to college) · Morrison High School (11.5 mi, 70.8% to college) · Geneseo High School (13.7 mi, 72.4% to college) · Fulton High School (15.3 mi, 58.8% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Erie CUSD 1's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureErieIllinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months57.8%66.8%
Graduation rate90.7%89.8%
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Quick answers

What percent of Erie High School graduates go to college?
57.8% of its most recent class at Erie 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 Erie High School?
Erie High School has a four-year graduation rate of 90.7%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.