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What's one thing Rantoul Twp High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
901
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANTOUL TOWNSHIP HSD 193·NCES 173324003445
Rantoul Twp High School
200 S Sheldon St, Rantoul, IL 61866 · (217) 892-6160 · Champaign County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
64 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
815 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 248 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 226 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 230 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 197 | 22% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rantoul Twp High School
Rantoul Twp High School's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rantoul Twp High School this school | 901 | 90.5% | 20.1% |
| Kankakee High School Kankakee | 1,360 | 87.3% | 12.9% |
| Danville High School Danville | 1,253 | 82.9% | 19.1% |
| Bogan High School Chicago | 716 | 85.8% | 7.0% |
| Murphysboro High School Murphysboro | 565 | 97.3% | 34.7% |
| Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep Chicago | 1,060 | 87.1% | 20.3% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rantoul Twp High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #445 of 573 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #236 of 708 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #239 of 528 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #19 of 537 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #54 of 578 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.1% | #31 of 191 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
901
+103 (+13%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 952
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 901 | 64.4 | 14.0:1 | 90% (815) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 67.7 | 12.6:1 | 100% (845) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 64.4 | 13.2:1 | 75% (632) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 63.9 | 11.6:1 | 68% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 64 | 11.8:1 | 65% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 59 | 12.8:1 | 57% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 61 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 952 | 66 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rantoul Twp High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (738 to 901); teachers up 1% (63.9 to 64.4).
About Rantoul Twp High School
Rantoul Twp High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Rantoul, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 901 students covers grades 9 through 12.
The local education agency for Rantoul Twp High School is Rantoul Township HSD 193.
White students are the largest group at Rantoul Twp High School, with 34% of enrollment. Next come 31% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 64% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Rantoul Twp High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Rantoul Twp High School employs 64.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Rantoul Twp High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 90%. The 53% average for public schools in Champaign County is 37 points lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 19.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Champaign County, median household income is about $63,683, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 66 public schools operate in Champaign County, serving about 25,919 students.
J W Eater Jr High School is the public school closest to Rantoul Twp High School, about 0.3 miles away. Rantoul Twp High School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rantoul Twp High School at 3rd of 8.
The NCES locale for Rantoul Twp High School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students grew from 798 to 901 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rantoul
- J W Eater Jr High SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Pleasant Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Eastlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Broadmeadow Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 161 students
Nearby schools
- J W Eater Jr High School0.3 mi · 477
- Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 161
- Northview Elementary School0.4 mi · 218
- Eastlawn Elementary School1.0 mi · 276
- Broadmeadow Elementary School1.0 mi · 231
- Pleasant Acres Elementary School1.3 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Rantoul Twp High SchoolHow many students attend Rantoul Twp High School?
Rantoul Twp High School enrolls approximately 901 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rantoul Twp High School serve?
Rantoul Twp High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rantoul Twp High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Rantoul Twp High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rantoul Twp High School?
At Rantoul Twp High School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 31% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Rantoul Twp High School public or private?
Rantoul Twp High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rantoul Township HSD 193.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.