Prophetstown High School

Prophetstown High School is an one-room-style senior high in Prophetstown, Illinois, operated by Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3. The school instructs 205 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Prophetstown High School sits 75% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 (738 students total), Prophetstown High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Prophetstown High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Prophetstown High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.3%, the actual is 35.0%, a residual of -3.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Whiteside County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,500 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Prophetstown High School is one of 50 public schools in Whiteside County (combined enrollment of about 8,445 students).

The closest other public school is PLT Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Prophetstown High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prophetstown High School has contracted 16%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Prophetstown High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.