Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OBLONG CUSD 4·NCES 172942003075
Oblong High School
700 S Range St, Oblong, IL 62449 · (618) 592-4235 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
74 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oblong CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
165
-26 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 12.7:1
% White
95%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Oblong High School
Set in Oblong, Illinois, Oblong High School is a minimally staffed high school, operated by Oblong CUSD 4. It educates 165 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Oblong High School sits 80% smaller than that benchmark.
Within Oblong CUSD 4, which oversees 2 schools and 526 students, Oblong High School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Oblong High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Oblong High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oblong High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.6%; this one comes in at 28.2%, -17.4 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, Crawford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,674 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Oblong High School is one of 10 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 2,684 students).
Oblong Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Oblong High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oblong High School has contracted 14%, going from 191 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Oblong High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,511
Census ACS
Median income
$71,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,684 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Oblong Elem School0.5 mi · 361
- Ste Marie Elem School7.7 mi · 133
- Washington Elem School8.9 mi · 402
- Nuttall Middle School9.1 mi · 362
- Robinson High School9.3 mi · 447
- Lincoln Elementary School9.3 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Oblong High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oblong High School?
Oblong High School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oblong High School serve?
Oblong High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oblong High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oblong High School is approximately 9.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oblong High School?
Oblong High School reports a student body of 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Oblong High School?
Oblong High School is overseen by Oblong CUSD 4 in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.