Macomb High School

Macomb High School
Location
Map
1525 S Johnson Street

Macomb
,
McDonough
,
Illinois
61455

USA
Coordinates40°26′37″N 90°40′24″W / 40.4437°N 90.67345°W / 40.4437; -90.67345
Information
TypePublic
School districtMacomb Community Unit School District 185
PrincipalJames Heuer
Faculty75
Teaching staff43.7 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment607 (2024-2025)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18:1[1]
CampusCity
Colors  Orange
  Black
AthleticsIHSA
Athletics conferencePrairieland Conference
Team nameBombers
Websitewww.macomb185.org/176/Macomb-Senior-High-School

Macomb High School is a public four-year high school located in Macomb, Illinois, a city in McDonough County, Illinois, in the United States. MHS is part of Macomb Community Unit School District 185, which also includes MacArthur Early Childhood Center, Lincoln Elementary School, Edison Elementary School, and Macomb Middle School.[2] The school draws students from the communities of Macomb, Bardolph, Adair, and Georgetown.[3] Macomb Middle School was built just south of Macomb High School and was completed in 2023.

Academics

Macomb High School is currently Fully Recognized by making adequate yearly progress and complying with state tests and standards. In 2009, 71% of students tested met or exceeded standards. MHS made Adequate Yearly Progress in 2009 on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate in 2025 was 86.9%.[4] School enrollment decreased from 623 to 565 (9%) in the period of 2000–2009.[4]

In 2025, the faculty consisted of 52[5] teachers, of whom 51% held an advanced degree.[4] The average class size was 18.7. The student to faculty ratio was 18:1. The district's instructional expenditure per student was $16,375.[4]

Athletics

Macomb High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association.[6]

Boys

Girls

Notable Team State Finishes

  • Drama: 1942–43 (1st)
  • Scholastic Bowl:
    • IHSA State Finals:
      • 2024-25 (2nd in the Small Schools Division)
      • 2012-13 (3rd)
      • 2011-12 (2nd)
      • 2010–11 (2nd)
      • 2009–10 (3rd)[7]

Notable Team National Finishes

  • Scholastic Bowl:
    • NAQT National Championship Tournament (SSNCT - 500 students or less per grade):
      • 2024-25 (5th)
      • 2023-24 (13th)
      • 2022-23 (13th)
      • 2021-22 (11th)
      • 2020-21 (2nd)
      • 2018-19 (5th)
      • 2017-18 (15th)
      • 2016-17 (4th)
      • 2015-16 (2nd)
      • 2014-15 (7th)
      • 2013-14 (7th)
      • 2012-13 National Champions

Consolidations

Adair High School consolidated into Macomb High School in 1952 and Bardolph High School consolidated into Macomb High School in 1973.[8]

Notable faculty

  • Molly Selders, 2022 Yale Educator Award Winner for Excellence in High School Education.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Macomb Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: McDonough County, IL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 1, 2025. - Text list
  4. ^ a b c d "Home". iirc.niu.edu.
  5. ^ "MCUSD 185 — MHS Staff Directory". February 6, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Conferences & Affiliated Schools". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Home". ihsa.org.
  8. ^ "Bardolph High School "Wildcats"".
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