Cahokia High School
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Cahokia High School is a public four-year high school
High school
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 located in Cahokia, Illinois
Cahokia, Illinois
Cahokia is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 16,391. The name is a reference to one of the clans of the historic Illini confederacy, who were encountered by early French explorers to the region.Early European settlers also...

, in St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Clair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 1970, the U.S. Census Bureau placed the mean center of U.S. population in St. Clair County. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 270,056, which is an increase of 5.5% from 256,082 in 2000. Its county seat is...

, just across the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
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 from St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
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. It is part of Cahokia Unit School District 187
Cahokia Unit School District 187
-Schools:* Cahokia High School* Estelle Sauget Academic Center* Cahokia School of Choice* Centerville K-8 * E. Morris K-8* Huffman K-8* Lalumier K-8 * Maplewood K-8* Penniman K-8-External links:*...

. As of 2007, it has a current enrollment of 1,363 students.

Academics

Eighty percent of Cahokia's graduates enroll in college or post-graduate training programs.

In 1985, CHS art teacher Robert Maguire was named the "Illinois Teacher of the Year" by
the National Teacher of the Year
National Teacher of the Year
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 project of the Council of Chief State School Officers
Council of Chief State School Officers
The Council of Chief State School Officers is a non-partisan non-profit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity and five U.S. territories. CCSSO provides...

.

Athletics

Cahokia High School competes in the South Seven Conference and Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
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. Its mascot is the Comanches

Demographics

As of 2006, the student body of the school was 85.1% black, 13.8% white, 0.9% Hispanic and 0.2% Asian/Pacific Islander.

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