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Rantoul Twp High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Rantoul Twp High School
Rantoul Twp High School is one of the mid-tier secondary schools in Rantoul, Illinois, overseen by Rantoul Township HSD 193, with 901 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.
Rantoul Twp High School sits inside Rantoul Township HSD 193, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Demographically, Rantoul Twp High School logs that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 31% Hispanic, 23% Black, 11% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rantoul Twp High School has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Champaign County's rate of about 53%.
After controlling for student poverty, Rantoul Twp High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.3%; this one delivers 20.1%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Champaign County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,683 per year, 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 Rantoul Twp High School is one.
J W Eater Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rantoul Twp High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 16.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 22%: 738 students in 2018 compared to 901 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 20% to 31%. Class-load math has widened: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Rantoul Twp High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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