Thompsonville High School

Located at 21191 Shawneetown Rd, in Thompsonville, Illinois, Thompsonville High School is a micro-enrollment high school that serves 90 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Thompsonville CUSD 174. Enrollment runs roughly 89% smaller than the state mean of about 834.

Within Thompsonville CUSD 174, which oversees 2 schools and 294 students, Thompsonville High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Thompsonville High School reports that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Thompsonville High School reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Thompsonville High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thompsonville High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.4%; this one comes in at 23.3%, -18.1 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Franklin County) shows that median household income runs about $56,740, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Franklin County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,523 students), of which Thompsonville High School is one.

The closest other public school is Thompsonville Grade School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thompsonville High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 101 students in 2018 compared to 90 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

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