{{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Geneseo High School | address = 700 North State Street | city = Geneseo | state = Illinois | zipcode = 61254 | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|41.46305|-90.15520|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | type = Comprehensive Public High School | district = Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 | principal = Tom Ryerson | grades = 9-12 | enrollment = 794 (2024–2025)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1716350&ID=171635001948|title=Geneseo High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 14, 2026}}</ref> | ratio = 14.57<ref name=NCES/> | teaching_staff = 54.50 (on a FTE basis)<ref name=NCES/> | campus_type = Small city | athletic_conference = Western Big 6 | nickname = Maple Leafs | colors = {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|Yellow|border=darkgray}} Kelly Green, White, Yellow | website = {{URL|https://www.geneseoschools.org/o/hs}} | footnotes = <ref name="ed.gov">{{cite web|title=School directory information - Geneseo High School|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=171635001948|website=NCES|publisher=U.S. Department of Education|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref> }} '''Geneseo High School''' is located in Geneseo, Illinois, United States. The school is part of the Geneseo Community Unit School District 228, which covers Geneseo, Atkinson, and parts of Colona.
== Academics== In 2012 Geneseo High School was a ''U.S. News & World Report'' Silver Medal winner. Based on their criteria, Geneseo High School ranked #1427 (out of 22,000) in the US and ranked #52 (out of 672) in the state of Illinois.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/districts/geneseo-cusd-228/geneseo-high-school-6745|title=How Does Geneseo High School Rank Among America's Best High Schools?|work=usnews.com|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref>
==History== The high school was originally an old building in the city park, but then moved to the former J. D. Darnall Jr. High School, which was relatively new. The old high school became the Geneseo Junior High School, which closed in 1998 with the opening of a new building, Geneseo Middle School. The high school was known as '''J. D. Darnall Senior High School''' until 2005, when it just became Geneseo High School.
== Demographics == The demographic breakdown of the 833 students enrolled in 2013-14 was: *Male - 53.5% *Female - 46.5% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.6% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.5% *Black - 0.1% *Hispanic - 4.8% *White - 91.8% *Multiracial - 2.3%
18.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.<ref name="ed.gov" />
==Athletics and activities== The Geneseo Maple Leafs participate in numerous IHSA sanctioned sports and activities. The school colors are Kelly green and white. The sports teams compete in the Western Big 6 conference.
The following sports are offered:<ref name="ihsa.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/0706.htm|title=IHSA Geneseo|work=ihsa.org|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref> {{div col}} *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (boys & girls) *Bowling (boys & girls) *Competitive cheer (boys & girls) *Cross country (boys & girls) *Football (boys & girls) **State champion - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982<ref name="ihsa.org1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum0706.htm|title=IHSA|work=ihsa.org|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref> *Golf (boys & girls) *Gymnastics (boys & girls) *Softball (girls) *Soccer (boys & girls) *Swimming and diving (girls) *Tennis (boys & girls) *Track and field (boys & girls) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (boys & girls) {{div col end}}
Geneseo also participates in these non-sport IHSA sanctioned activities:<ref name="ihsa.org"/> {{div col}} *Bass fishing *Drama *Group interpretation *Speech *Band *Vocal music *Scholastic bowl *Madrigals {{div col end}}
The school won the state music sweepstakes title in 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1997–98, 1998–99 and 2005–06.<ref name="ihsa.org1"/>
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://geneseoschools.org/high-school/}}
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