Total enrollment
1,656
-18 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Rantoul City SD 137
Illinois · 1,656 students · 1 city
Rantoul City SD 137's 7 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 1,656 students across 5 elementary and 2 middle.
4-year change in Rantoul City SD 137
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+1 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Rantoul City SD 137 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #322 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,656 | #219 of 508 | #5,087 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #123 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #48 of 506 | #1,092 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 89.8% | #19 of 456 | #732 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #9 of 341 | #150 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Rantoul City SD 137
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from J W Eater Jr High School at 22.7% proficient to Eastlawn Elementary School at 7.3%, a gap of 15.4 points. That is the 110th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,670 to 1,495 students (down 10%) and from 148 to 143 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J W Eater Jr High School | Rantoul | Middle | 06-08 | 477 |
| Pleasant Acres Elem School | Rantoul | Elementary | KG-05 | 293 |
| Eastlawn Elem School | Rantoul | Elementary | KG-05 | 276 |
| Broadmeadow Elem School | Rantoul | Elementary | KG-05 | 231 |
| Northview Elem School | Rantoul | Elementary | KG-05 | 218 |
| Early Childhood Center | Rantoul | Elementary | PK-PK | 161 |
| Rise Academy at JW Eater | Rantoul | Middle | 05-08 | 0 |
About Rantoul City SD 137
Rantoul City SD 137 is a thinly populated Illinois school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 1,656.
For a sense of the school types, Rantoul City SD 137 consists of 5 elementary and 2 middle.
Per-school enrollment averages around 237 in this district, meaningfully below the Illinois typical of 480.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 1,674 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,656 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 5 to 6 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Rantoul City SD 137 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.