Farmington Central High School, or FCHS, is a public four-year high school located at 310 North Lightfoot Road across the Peoria County line from Farmington, Illinois, a town of Fulton County, Illinois. FCHS is part of Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265, which also includes Farmington Central Junior High School, and Farmington Central Elementary School. The campus is just east of Farmington, 20mi west of Peoria, Illinois, and serves a mixed town and rural residential community.AcademicsFarmington Central High School is currently fully recognized meaning the school made adequate yearly progress and is currently in compliance with state tests and standards. In 2009, 65% of students tested met or exceeded standards. FCHS 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 between 2000 - 2009 was 89%.The district's faculty is 85 teachers, averaging 14.6 years of experience, and of whom 29% hold an advanced degree. The district's instructional expenditure per student is $3,467.
