Enrollment
299
High
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCOLA CUSD 301·NCES 173960004001
Tuscola High School
500 S Prairie St, Tuscola, IL 61953 · (217) 253-2377 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
114 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 72 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 24% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tuscola CUSD 301. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Tuscola High School
Tuscola High School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola High School this school | 299 | 38.1% | 32.3% |
| Fulton High School Fulton | 284 | 37.7% | 38.5% |
| Bureau Valley High School Sheffield | 294 | 38.8% | 55.0% |
| Chester High School Chester | 335 | 39.4% | 24.2% |
| Auburn High School Auburn | 327 | 40.1% | 35.3% |
| Eastland Jr/Sr High School Lanark | 298 | 40.9% | 54.9% |
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 Tuscola High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #321 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #445 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #136 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #394 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #427 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #191 of 191 |
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
299
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 269
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 | 299 | 23.8 | 12.6:1 | 38% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 23.5 | 12.6:1 | 39% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 22.5 | 13.2:1 | 39% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 21.9 | 13.6:1 | 27% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 22% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 21% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuscola High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (298 to 299); teachers up 8% (21.9 to 23.8).
About Tuscola High School
Tuscola High School sits in Tuscola, Illinois, and is classified as a high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 299 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 834.
The 3 schools in Tuscola CUSD 301 enroll 904 students altogether, Tuscola High School among them.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Tuscola High School. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Douglas County, where about 89% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
Tuscola High School has 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is 1.2 students per teacher. At Tuscola High School, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Douglas County, the school's rate is lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Tuscola High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 32.3%; the prediction is 49.5%.
The school's county is Douglas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $77,320, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Douglas County's 10 public schools enroll about 2,780 students and include Tuscola High School.
About 0.1 miles separate Tuscola High School from the closest public school, East Prairie Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Tuscola High School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.3% against a local average of 42.3%.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 296 students in 2020-21 and 299 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,751
Census ACS
Median income
$77,320
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,780 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscola CUSD 301
- North Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- East Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 271 students
Other schools in Tuscola
- North Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- East Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 271 students
Other Tuscola High schools
One other US public school is named Tuscola High. Tuscola High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tuscola HighWaynesville, NC · 873 students
Nearby schools
- East Prairie Middle School0.1 mi · 271
- North Ward Elementary School0.9 mi · 334
- Villa Grove High School7.8 mi · 194
- Villa Grove Elementary School7.8 mi · 310
- Villa Grove Jr High School7.8 mi · 95
- Arcola High School8.1 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Tuscola High SchoolHow many students attend Tuscola High School?
Tuscola High School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tuscola High School serve?
Tuscola High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tuscola High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tuscola High School is approximately 12.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tuscola High School?
Student demographics at Tuscola High School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tuscola High School in?
Tuscola High School is part of Tuscola CUSD 301.
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