Lutheran High School (Springfield, Illinois)

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Location
Lutheran High School
3500 W Washington Street Springfield, Illinois 62702
Information
School district	Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Central Illinois District
Religion	Christianity
Denomination	Lutheranism
Principal	Mr. Ralph Nitz
Vice principal	Mr. Mike Filter
Enrollment	197 (as of 2005-06)^[1]
Grade 9	58
Grade 10	47
Grade 11	47
Grade 12	45
Faculty	14.4 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Student:teacher ratio	13.7^[1]
Average ACT scores	22.6 ^[2]
Type	Private high school
Grades	9 - 12
Motto	“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105
Mascot	Crusader
Sports	Boys - Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Track Girls - Basketball, Cross Country, Competitive Cheerleading, Golf, Softball, Soccer, Track, Volleyball
Team name	Crusaders
Color(s)	Blue/White/Silver
Established	31 December 1978^[3]
Information	217-546-6363
Homepage	School website

Lutheran High School in the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois, Springfield, is a private, Lutheran high school that was founded in 1978 ^[3]. The school is accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education and the National Lutheran School Accreditation. ^[4] As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1297 students and 70.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE ) basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 18.3.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

Lutheran High School is a class 2A school, and a member of the Illinois High School Association. Lutheran High also has baseball, girls' and boys' basketball, track, soccer, and golf teams. Their mascot is the Crusader.