Is Rantoul Township High School a good school?

Rantoul Township High School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Rantoul Township High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 849 students attended Rantoul Township High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rantoul Township High School?

Students at Rantoul Township High School are 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 25% African American, 10% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Rantoul Township High School?

Rantoul Township High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Broadmeadow Elementary School Elementary : Eastlawn Elementary School Elementary : Ludlow Elementary School Elementary : Northview Elementary School Elementary : Pleasant Acres Elementary School Elementary : Thomasboro Grade School Middle : J W Eater Junior High School

Rantoul Township High School

Summary:

Rantoul Township High School is a public high school serving 848 students in grades 9-12 in Rantoul, Illinois, which is part of the Rantoul Township HSD 193 district.

Rantoul Township High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state average in standardized test scores. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 4.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%, and only 9.7% were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 31.1%. The school's graduation rate, while improving, remains lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is higher. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with rates ranging from 13.2% to 49.0% in recent years, far exceeding the state average. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 74.53% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Comparing Rantoul Township High School to nearby schools, such as the highly selective University of Illinois High School, reveals stark differences in academic performance and other key metrics. While Rantoul Township High School performs relatively better for its African American students, its performance for Hispanic and multi-racial students is significantly lower. The school's higher per-student spending of $17,059 in the 2022-2023 school year has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public 9-12

200 S Sheldon St
Rantoul, IL 61866-2431

(217) 892-6160

District: Rantoul Township HSD 193

SchoolDigger Rank:
560^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,383

Feeder schools for Rantoul Township High School:

Elementary:	Broadmeadow Elementary School
	Eastlawn Elementary School
	Ludlow Elementary School
	Northview Elementary School
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	Pleasant Acres Elementary School
	Thomasboro Grade School
Middle:	J W Eater Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.5

Number of students: 849

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

25.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rantoul Township High School ranks worse than 80.3% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.76. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rantoul Township High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Rantoul Township High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.7%), Hispanic (29.3%), African American (25%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rantoul Township High School is 12.5. (See more...)

Compare Rantoul Township High School employs 67.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rantoul Township High School is $17,383.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rantoul Township High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rantoul Township High School 560^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Rantoul Township High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rantoul Township HSD 193:

SchoolDigger ranks Rantoul Township HSD 193 769^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rantoul Township High School

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Rank History for all students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	40.61	414^th	586	29.4%
2004	57.00	276^th	592	53.4%
2005	21.45	501^st	590	15.1%
2006	30.41	464^th	596	22.1%
2007	30.97	472^nd	612	22.9%
2008	35.48	458^th	624	26.6%
2009	46.55	386^th	632	38.9%
2010	18.71	531^st	643	17.4%
2011	39.93	445^th	655	32.1%
2012	16.57	557^th	665	16.2%
2013	29.06	506^th	670	24.5%
2014	31.76	487^th	670	27.3%
2015	21.93	496^th	614	19.2%
2016	40.62	390^th	643	39.3%
2017	20.24	526^th	642	18.1%
2018	24.81	504^th	647	22.1%
2019	23.06	548^th	701	21.8%
2021	22.23	536^th	688	22.1%
2022	22.59	550^th	699	21.3%
2023	29.59	500^th	699	28.5%
2024	18.76	560^th	697	19.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.87	153^rd	154	0.6%
2019	12.99	151^st	165	8.5%
2021	9.54	150^th	160	6.3%
2022	9.82	159^th	170	6.5%
2023	10.85	158^th	163	3.1%
2024	7.35	175^th	182	3.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.56	79^th	151	47.7%
2019	36.16	104^th	183	43.2%
2021	66.01	22^nd	189	88.4%
2022	30.59	166^th	205	19.0%
2023	51.84	65^th	217	70.0%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	30.08	300^th	476	37.0%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.47	490^th	585	16.2%
2019	27.18	489^th	639	23.5%
2021	29.13	449^th	611	26.5%
2022	22.02	517^th	626	17.4%
2023	32.39	457^th	644	29.0%
2024	28.71	453^rd	639	29.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.55	466^th	620	24.8%
2019	17.97	539^th	665	18.9%
2021	13.93	556^th	639	13.0%
2022	19.50	528^th	658	19.8%
2023	27.11	475^th	656	27.6%
2024	14.46	579^th	664	12.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.36	180^th	428	57.9%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.84	499^th	619	19.4%
2019	28.25	490^th	675	27.4%
2021	30.93	433^rd	653	33.7%
2022	26.44	484^th	664	27.1%
2023	31.55	467^th	668	30.1%
2024	23.91	491^st	668	26.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.19	99^th	253	60.9%
2019	34.21	169^th	299	43.5%
2021	31.37	182^nd	281	35.2%
2022	39.97	146^th	294	50.3%
2023	36.92	160^th	301	46.8%
2024	30.42	201^st	299	32.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.57	277^th	291	4.8%
2019	16.81	281^st	317	11.4%
2021	17.68	285^th	317	10.1%
2022	18.70	287^th	335	14.3%
2023	22.64	272^nd	333	18.3%
2024	12.90	322^nd	336	4.2%

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Rank History for White students at Rantoul Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.19	433^rd	548	21.0%
2019	23.98	441^st	552	20.1%
2021	33.34	346^th	553	37.4%
2022	20.52	476^th	560	15.0%
2023	35.51	347^th	557	37.7%
2024	19.49	457^th	554	17.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Rantoul Township High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	852	157	18	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	1042
1989	803	139	26	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	991
1990	785	143	26	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	967
1991	793	127	17	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	952
1992	784	120	33	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	955
1993	768	120	31	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	935
1994	687	84	31	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	817
1995	704	133	15	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	868
1996	704	133	15	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	868
1997	724	146	14	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	903
1998	673	162	13	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	867
1999	678	143	13	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	851
2000	663	152	19	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	849
2001	613	144	30	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
2002	551	146	32	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
2003	551	146	32	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
2004	539	168	36	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
2005	535	162	28	35	1	n/a	n/a	22	783
2006	514	162	25	51	1	n/a	n/a	33	786
2007	519	170	20	49	2	n/a	n/a	38	798
2008	494	181	14	55	2	n/a	n/a	40	786
2009	456	201	7	60	1	n/a	n/a	63	788
2010	424	225	12	62	1	n/a	n/a	48	772
2011	429	218	10	47	1	0	53	0	758
2012	415	204	11	56	1	0	50	0	737
2013	404	219	13	64	0	0	51	0	751
2014	403	222	11	95	1	1	58	0	791
2015	370	198	8	99	0	0	62	0	737
2016	377	196	5	124	0	0	55	0	757
2017	371	199	6	144	1	0	66	0	787
2018	332	199	7	144	1	0	55	0	738
2019	307	211	6	173	1	0	63	0	761
2020	298	201	7	205	2	0	71	0	784
2021	317	197	4	207	2	0	71	0	798
2022	304	194	4	226	3	1	81	0	813
2023	299	204	6	246	2	1	90	0	848
2024	295	212	4	249	1	1	87	0	849

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rantoul Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1042	64.3	16.2	n/a
1989	991	68.6	14.4	n/a
1990	967	64.6	14.9	n/a
1991	952	66.4	14.3	n/a
1992	955	70.0	13.6	n/a
1993	935	63.7	14.7	n/a
1994	817	55.8	14.6	n/a
1995	868	63.1	13.8	n/a
1996	868	63.1	13.8	n/a
1997	903	60.7	14.9	n/a
1998	867	61.5	14.1	n/a
1999	851	61.0	14.0	n/a
2000	849	58.5	14.5	n/a
2001	812	61.9	13.1	n/a
2002	754	54.0	14.0	23.2
2003	754	54.0	14.0	23.2
2004	767	53.5	14.3	28.9
2005	783	52.9	14.8	35
2006	786	54.6	14.4	40.1
2007	798	60.0	13.3	43.2
2008	786	48.0	16.4	45.8
2009	788	56.1	14.0	57.5
2010	772	59.0	13.0	63.8
2011	758	59.6	12.7	56.9
2012	737	59.5	12.3	60
2013	751	n/a	n/a	59.4
2014	791	n/a	n/a	60.4
2015	737	64.0	11.5	64.9
2016	757	65.0	11.6	64.9
2017	787	65.0	12.1	62.8
2018	738	63.8	11.5	67.9
2019	761	59.1	12.8	71
2020	784	61.9	12.6	71.3
2021	798	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	813	61.2	13.2	64.8
2023	848	64.4	13.1	74.5
2024	849	67.6	12.5	99.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rantoul Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1042	64.3	16.2	n/a
1989	991	68.6	14.4	n/a
1990	967	64.6	14.9	n/a
1991	952	66.4	14.3	n/a
1992	955	70.0	13.6	n/a
1993	935	63.7	14.7	n/a
1994	817	55.8	14.6	n/a
1995	868	63.1	13.8	n/a
1996	868	63.1	13.8	n/a
1997	903	60.7	14.9	n/a
1998	867	61.5	14.1	n/a
1999	851	61.0	14.0	n/a
2000	849	58.5	14.5	n/a
2001	812	61.9	13.1	n/a
2002	754	54.0	14.0	23.2
2003	754	54.0	14.0	23.2
2004	767	53.5	14.3	28.9
2005	783	52.9	14.8	35
2006	786	54.6	14.4	40.1
2007	798	60.0	13.3	43.2
2008	786	48.0	16.4	45.8
2009	788	56.1	14.0	57.5
2010	772	59.0	13.0	63.8
2011	758	59.6	12.7	56.9
2012	737	59.5	12.3	60
2013	751	n/a	n/a	59.4
2014	791	n/a	n/a	60.4
2015	737	64.0	11.5	64.9
2016	757	65.0	11.6	64.9
2017	787	65.0	12.1	62.8
2018	738	63.8	11.5	67.9
2019	761	59.1	12.8	71
2020	784	61.9	12.6	71.3
2021	798	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	813	61.2	13.2	64.8
2023	848	64.4	13.1	74.5
2024	849	67.6	12.5	99.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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