Original Research by School Decision on Quincy Sr High School
Quincy Senior High School serves the four high school grades in Quincy, a small Mississippi River city in west-central Illinois anchored by a historic downtown and residential neighborhoods of mixed vintage. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with meaningful representation of students identifying as two or more races, Black, and Hispanic; Asian and Native American students make up smaller shares.
The school sits in north Quincy adjacent to newer residential subdivision development rather than in the downtown core where many of the city's civic anchors sit. It is a regular public high school operated by Quincy School District 172.
State testing data for high school grades are not available, which reflects Illinois's practice of testing students in grades three through eight and in certain college-readiness assessments in high school rather than in core subjects tested statewide at the secondary level. For that reason, this profile carries no proficiency results or graduation rate from the school itself. A parent seeking accountability data for this school may want to contact the district directly or check the district's website for any locally published college-readiness or graduation outcomes.
The district has undertaken a significant instructional shift for students in grades K through five, adopting new literacy curriculum (Benchmark Workshop) and math curriculum (Reveal Math) for the 2024-25 school year, replacing prior materials and teaching approaches. This is a foundational change in how early readers and young mathematicians are taught across the district.
Housing in the Quincy area sits between state and national benchmarks in value, with modest year-over-year appreciation. Rents have risen more noticeably in the local market. The area is experiencing active growth in retail, downtown reinvestment, and residential development, including downtown housing projects and the expansion of subdivision-style neighborhoods, though housing inventory has tightened. The city's tax rate, including school taxes, has trended downward from the cap pledged with a prior building referendum.
Quincy itself offers walkability centered in the historic downtown and near-downtown neighborhoods; outside that core the city is car-oriented. Transit is provided by Quincy Transit Lines with fixed routes and paratransit service, and Amtrak service connects the city to larger regional centers. The local economy is anchored by Blessing Hospital and manufacturing (Knapheide, Titan/Goodyear Farm Tires), alongside government and educational employers. Major civic gathering spaces include Washington Park and the riverfront Clat Adams Bicentennial Park, both downtown.
Enrollment at Quincy High School is relatively stable across the four grade levels served. The data sections on this page carry the specific enrollment counts and demographic breakdowns; the narrative above offers the compositional character. No Title I status, free-and-reduced-price lunch rates, special education enrollment, or English learner enrollment were available in the published data.
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