Heritage High School

Heritage High School, a very small secondary school in Broadlands, Illinois, overseen by Heritage CUSD 8, caters to 121 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 85% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in Heritage CUSD 8 (391 students total), Heritage High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Heritage High School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest breaks down as 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at Heritage High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Heritage High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Champaign County shows median household earnings sit near $63,683, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Champaign County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), of which Heritage High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Heritage JH and Elem Sch, around 9.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Heritage High School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 167 students in 2018 compared to 121 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 95% to 87% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Heritage High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.