Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 is a school district headquartered in Crab Orchard, Illinois.
It includes the Crab Orchard census-designated place.
[2] The high school is an outgrowth of the old private Crab Orchard Academy begun by Professor James W. Turner in 1890 that operated until 1913.
Hubert Fox served as the superintendent and high school principal from circa 1956 until May 1958, when the school board voted to remove him, four members in favor and three against, despite student protests against the firing.
[7] In 2017, U.S. News & World Report recognized Crab Orchard High School in its National Rankings and awarded it a bronze medal.