Is Richmond-Burton High School a good school?

Richmond-Burton High School ranks 119 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Richmond-Burton High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 534 students attended Richmond-Burton High School.

What is the racial makeup of Richmond-Burton High School?

Students at Richmond-Burton High School are 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Richmond-Burton High School?

Richmond-Burton High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Richmond Grade School Elementary : Spring Grove Elementary School Middle : Nippersink Middle School

Richmond-Burton High School

Summary:

Richmond-Burton High School is a public high school serving 549 students in grades 9-12 in Richmond, Illinois. The school is part of the Richmond-Burton CHSD 157 district, which is ranked 148 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richmond-Burton High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, ranking 119th out of 697 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students perform well on standardized tests, with 40.7% proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts and 29.3% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, both significantly higher than the state averages. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.5% to 97.9% over the past five years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.7% to 3.9%. Additionally, the school's performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, White, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, is commendable, with its disabled student subgroup ranking 74th out of 429 Illinois high schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Woodstock High School, Prairie Ridge High School, and Antioch Community High School, Richmond-Burton High School generally outperforms them in terms of standardized test scores and overall state rankings. The school also has higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates compared to the nearby schools, and a higher spending per student ($25,168 in 2022-2023), which may contribute to its strong academic performance and student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

8311 IL Route 31
Richmond, IL 60071-9733

(815) 678-4242

District: Richmond-Burton CHSD 157

SchoolDigger Rank:
119^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,018

Feeder schools for Richmond-Burton High School:

Elementary:	Richmond Grade School
	Spring Grove Elementary School
Middle:	Nippersink Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 534

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Richmond-Burton High School ranks better than 82.9% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.57. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Richmond-Burton 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 Racial makeup is: White (82.8%), Hispanic (12%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richmond-Burton High School is 12.4. (See more...)

Compare Richmond-Burton High School employs 43 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Richmond-Burton High School is $27,018.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Richmond-Burton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Richmond-Burton High School 119^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Richmond-Burton High School in the ranking list.)

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Richmond-Burton CHSD 157:

SchoolDigger ranks Richmond-Burton CHSD 157 148^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Richmond-Burton High School

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Rank History for all students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	76.37	116^th	586	80.2%
2004	70.28	172^nd	592	70.9%
2005	65.78	203^rd	590	65.6%
2006	71.38	158^th	596	73.5%
2007	69.81	184^th	612	69.9%
2008	69.73	184^th	624	70.5%
2009	79.90	105^th	632	83.4%
2010	83.67	82^nd	643	87.2%
2011	85.15	74^th	655	88.7%
2012	83.41	88^th	665	86.8%
2013	76.89	149^th	670	77.8%
2014	87.21	72^nd	670	89.3%
2015	29.67	439^th	614	28.5%
2016	82.16	47^th	643	92.7%
2017	90.77	49^th	642	92.4%
2018	93.42	36^th	647	94.4%
2019	87.08	76^th	701	89.2%
2021	85.66	87^th	688	87.4%
2022	81.25	106^th	699	84.8%
2023	83.24	92^nd	699	86.8%
2024	78.57	119^th	697	82.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.93	139^th	374	62.8%
2019	79.29	46^th	473	90.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	43.52	196^th	493	60.2%
2023	89.08	49^th	476	89.7%
2024	75.92	84^th	482	82.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.77	76^th	585	87.0%
2019	91.80	26^th	639	95.9%
2022	78.72	69^th	626	89.0%
2023	82.23	65^th	644	89.9%
2024	64.64	167^th	639	73.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.08	39^th	620	93.7%
2019	81.91	94^th	665	85.9%
2021	82.60	102^nd	639	84.0%
2022	76.28	135^th	658	79.5%
2023	89.14	61^st	656	90.7%
2024	80.54	112^th	664	83.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.55	86^th	428	79.9%
2024	71.82	74^th	429	82.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.65	33^rd	619	94.7%
2019	88.11	71^st	675	89.5%
2021	84.81	84^th	653	87.1%
2022	83.28	83^rd	664	87.5%
2023	73.90	136^th	668	79.6%
2024	73.10	143^rd	668	78.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.59	57^th	291	80.4%
2019	53.79	117^th	317	63.1%
2021	44.53	142^nd	317	55.2%
2022	73.03	63^rd	335	81.2%
2023	71.10	63^rd	333	81.1%
2024	38.33	185^th	336	44.9%

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Rank History for White students at Richmond-Burton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.59	53^rd	548	90.3%
2019	80.84	91^st	552	83.5%
2021	76.38	111^th	553	79.9%
2022	68.93	141^st	560	74.8%
2023	69.97	144^th	557	74.1%
2024	75.00	112^th	554	79.8%

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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 Richmond-Burton High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	306	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	306
1990	321	n/a	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	325
1991	313	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
1992	327	1	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
1993	340	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1994	343	0	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1995	390	0	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1996	390	0	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1997	447	0	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1998	461	1	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
1999	497	0	3	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
2000	492	1	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
2001	540	1	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2002	607	1	4	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	635
2003	607	1	4	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	635
2004	637	3	5	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	663
2005	699	3	4	19	1	n/a	n/a	2	728
2006	721	1	3	19	1	n/a	n/a	10	755
2007	723	1	4	26	2	n/a	n/a	17	773
2008	743	4	9	32	1	n/a	n/a	13	802
2009	743	3	7	27	12	n/a	n/a	0	792
2010	723	5	8	29	7	n/a	n/a	0	772
2011	744	3	6	28	1	0	3	0	785
2012	722	2	6	48	0	0	5	0	783
2013	688	3	9	50	0	0	7	0	757
2014	695	4	9	60	0	0	7	0	775
2015	682	1	9	52	0	0	8	0	752
2016	635	2	9	57	0	0	8	0	711
2017	638	2	12	65	1	0	9	0	727
2018	580	4	11	56	2	0	10	0	663
2019	561	5	10	49	1	0	10	0	636
2020	526	2	11	60	1	0	12	0	612
2021	503	2	8	56	0	0	14	0	583
2022	472	4	9	67	2	0	14	0	568
2023	447	4	9	73	1	0	15	0	549
2024	442	5	6	64	0	0	17	0	534

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 Richmond-Burton High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	306	23.6	12.9	n/a
1990	325	24.0	13.5	n/a
1991	316	25.4	12.4	n/a
1992	333	24.8	13.4	n/a
1993	345	24.0	14.4	n/a
1994	353	23.9	14.8	n/a
1995	400	28.0	14.3	n/a
1996	400	28.0	14.3	n/a
1997	451	29.4	15.3	n/a
1998	469	31.5	14.9	n/a
1999	508	34.9	14.6	n/a
2000	502	37.5	13.4	n/a
2001	556	36.0	15.4	n/a
2002	635	43.8	14.5	2
2003	635	43.8	14.5	2
2004	663	44.8	14.8	2
2005	728	46.6	15.6	3.2
2006	755	48.0	15.7	n/a
2007	773	51.0	15.2	n/a
2008	802	44.0	18.2	n/a
2009	792	50.3	15.7	n/a
2010	772	51.0	15.1	n/a
2011	785	50.4	15.5	n/a
2012	783	49.4	15.8	14.3
2013	757	113.0	6.6	11.6
2014	775	50.6	15.3	12.1
2015	752	50.0	15.0	12.1
2016	711	49.0	14.5	13.1
2017	727	50.0	14.5	12.4
2018	663	47.0	14.1	10
2019	636	47.0	13.5	11.5
2020	612	44.0	13.9	10
2021	583	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	568	45.0	12.6	8.5
2023	549	44.0	12.4	n/a
2024	534	43.0	12.4	n/a

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 Richmond-Burton High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	306	23.6	12.9	n/a
1990	325	24.0	13.5	n/a
1991	316	25.4	12.4	n/a
1992	333	24.8	13.4	n/a
1993	345	24.0	14.4	n/a
1994	353	23.9	14.8	n/a
1995	400	28.0	14.3	n/a
1996	400	28.0	14.3	n/a
1997	451	29.4	15.3	n/a
1998	469	31.5	14.9	n/a
1999	508	34.9	14.6	n/a
2000	502	37.5	13.4	n/a
2001	556	36.0	15.4	n/a
2002	635	43.8	14.5	2
2003	635	43.8	14.5	2
2004	663	44.8	14.8	2
2005	728	46.6	15.6	3.2
2006	755	48.0	15.7	n/a
2007	773	51.0	15.2	n/a
2008	802	44.0	18.2	n/a
2009	792	50.3	15.7	n/a
2010	772	51.0	15.1	n/a
2011	785	50.4	15.5	n/a
2012	783	49.4	15.8	14.3
2013	757	113.0	6.6	11.6
2014	775	50.6	15.3	12.1
2015	752	50.0	15.0	12.1
2016	711	49.0	14.5	13.1
2017	727	50.0	14.5	12.4
2018	663	47.0	14.1	10
2019	636	47.0	13.5	11.5
2020	612	44.0	13.9	10
2021	583	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	568	45.0	12.6	8.5
2023	549	44.0	12.4	n/a
2024	534	43.0	12.4	n/a

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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