Ramsey High School

Ramsey High School is one of the minimally staffed four-year high schools in Ramsey, Illinois, run under Ramsey CUSD 204, with 181 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 78% leaner than typical.

Ramsey CUSD 204 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 393 students. Ramsey High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ramsey High School reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fayette County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ramsey High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 51.9%, a residual of +19.0 points.

Across the wider county, Fayette County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,944, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fayette County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,858 students), of which Ramsey High School is one.

Ramsey Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Ramsey High School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 250 students in 2018 compared to 181 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 99% to 94% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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