Red Bud High School

Red Bud High School, a close-knit four-year high school in Red Bud, Illinois, part of Red Bud CUSD 132, teaches 396 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% leaner than the state mean of about 834.

Red Bud High School is one of 2 schools operated by Red Bud CUSD 132, a district that educates 978 students overall.

On demographics, Red Bud High School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Randolph County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Red Bud High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.4%.

In the surrounding community, Randolph County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,131, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Randolph County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,876 students), Red Bud High School is one campus in the mix.

Red Bud Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Red Bud High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.