[5] Sitting atop a hill located at 522 East Tremont Street, the north-facing red brick building is surrounded by trees.

[6] In 1938, the gymnasium, sited to the south of the main building was commissioned with financing for the project coming in part from Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds.

[7] College prep Hillsboro High has Advanced Placement programs in Calculus, Chemistry, English Literature/ Composition, and History .

[8] On the PSAE examination of 11th graders, Hillsboro scored in the 52nd percentile of Illinois schools with 49.1% of the students passing.

The team colors are orange and black and the school mascot is the Hiltopper (a mountaineer with a pick and coil of rope ).