Crete Monee High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Crete-Monee High School
type = Public
students = 1436
grades = 9–12
principal = Deb Graham [http://www.cm201u.org/index.asp?nid=918 Principal's Welcome] , by Deb Graham, "CM201u.org", August 4 2008. Accessed August 13 2008.]
city = Crete
state = Illinois
country = USA
oversight =
mascot = Warriors
colors = Blue and Gold| website = [http://cm201u.org/index.asp?nid=109 Crete-Monee High School]
newspaper = The Informer " [http://il-cretemoneeschools.civicplus.com/index.asp?NID=751 Groups and Activities] , "CM201u.org". Accessed August 13 2008.] '
established = 1948

Crete-Monee High School is a secondary education facility located in Crete, Illinois, for teenagers in ninth through twelfth grade. Its current building was completed in 2007 at a cost of $160 million, as the old building had been used since 1954. [http://www.cm201u.org/index.asp?NID=1169 Crete's Higher Education: A New High School is Built] , by Carold Triebold and Phyllis Monks, "CM201u.org". Accessed August 12 2008.] The old building currently houses the Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center on its main floor; the second story and bottom floor are no longer in use. Known colloquially as Crete, the school made headlines in 2002 when two girls were chosen as the year's Cutest Couple. [http://archives.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/12/16/gay.students.ap/ Lesbian student couple signals school change] , by the Associated Press, "CNN.com", December 16 2002. Accessed August 11 2008.]

Demographics

In 2006, the school was listed as having a student population that was 57.8% black, 36.9% white, 4.1% Hispanic, and .1% Native American, with 35.5% of students being low-income. The average class size was listed as being 22.9 students. The graduation rate is 94.6%. Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.