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Lutheran High School

3500 W Washington Street, Springfield, IL, 62711-0627 -

School Notes Overview:

Lutheran High School is fully registered and recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education. This is accepted as accreditation for non-public schools in Illinois. Lutheran High is also accredited by the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA). Our mission is to Empowered by God, Lutheran High School, Springfield, IL, builds a Christ-centered family to equip students spiritually, intellectually, and physically for service to God and society. We believe that God wants each person to use the talents and gifts he has been given for His glory and our good. We believe that the teenage years are periods of struggles with temptations, identity, individuality, self worth, family interrelationships, maturity, responsibility, and sexuality, all of which have a spiritual dimension. We believe that the primary responsibility of Lutheran High School is to provide a quality Christ centered education through which the Holy Spirit can effectively move within the heart of the teens entrusted to our care....

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School Overview:

	Lutheran High School
School Membership(s)	Other special emphasis association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded	1978
County	Sangamon County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	205 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	31%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 48 students
	Grade 10 - 47 students
	Grade 11 - 42 students
	Grade 12 - 68 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	17 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	40%
Average ACT score	24
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:13	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	178 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$5,900
% on Financial Aid	20%
Head of School	Mr. Curt Fischer
Admissions Director	Michelle Cox
Sport
Total Sports Offered	12
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cheering	Cross Country
	Drill Team	Golf
	Rock Climbing	Soccer
	Softball	Swimming
	Track and Field	Volley Ball

School Notes:

Lutheran High School is fully registered and recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education. This is accepted as accreditation for non-public schools in Illinois. Lutheran High is also accredited by the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA). Our mission is to Empowered by God, Lutheran High School, Springfield, IL, builds a Christ-centered family to equip students spiritually, intellectually, and physically for service to God and society. We believe that God wants each person to use the talents and gifts he has been given for His glory and our good. We believe that the teenage years are periods of struggles with temptations, identity, individuality, self worth, family interrelationships, maturity, responsibility, and sexuality, all of which have a spiritual dimension. We believe that the primary responsibility of Lutheran High School is to provide a quality Christ centered education through which the Holy Spirit can effectively move within the heart of the teens entrusted to our care.
Profile last updated: 07/13/2009

In the News:

Czech it out: Snajdr gives sectional international flavor (The State Journal-Register)
posted on October 12, 2009 at 04:55:15 am
The first thing Larry Davis noticed about Michael Snajdr’s golf game was his ability to hit the ball a long way. In fact, Snajdr was hitting too long in the beginning. “His first practice at Brookhills, he was hitting everything long,” said Davis, the boys golf coach at Lutheran High School. “Then he looked at the scorecard and said, ‘Oh, I was doing it in meters.’
Lutherans' Snajdr gives 1A golf sectional international flavor (The State Journal-Register)
posted on October 12, 2009 at 04:55:15 am
The first thing Lutheran High golf coach Larry Davis noticed about Michael Snajdr’s game was his ability to hit the ball a long way. In fact, Snajdr was hitting too long in the beginning. But once he got the meters-to-yards conversion figured out, Snajdr was on his way to a nice season, which continues today at the Class 1A Havana Sectional boys golf tournament in Petersburg.
Local People: Rock River Valley residents earn honors (Rockford Register Star)
posted on September 29, 2009 at 08:01:59 pm
Local residents are receiving recognition for their achievements, scholastic and otherwise.
Science of sleep explains why teens are so tired (Norton Mirror)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 02:25:05 pm
Shelly Nielsen sees students fall asleep in class at least twice a week. “When I see teens asleep in my class, I wonder if I’m really that boring,” said Nielsen, a Springfield Lanphier High School special education teacher. “I also wonder why they’re so tired.” According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, teens need at least nine hours of sleep to function properly ...
SCHOOL NEWS: The Californian, June 15, 2009 (North County Times)
posted on June 16, 2009 at 07:37:59 am
CLASS NOTES Books available for review TEMECULA ---- Instructional materials for English and career technical education classes at the high school are now available for review.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (62711)	School Zip (62711)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	n/a	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	n/a	24%
Population Average Age	n/a	34 years old
Average Household size	n/a	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	n/a	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	n/a	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	n/a	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	n/a / n/a	61% / 39%