Chanute Field Historic District · Photo: United States Army Air Corps · Public domainRantoul’s public schools score below 94% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Rantoul’s districts is 4%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rantoul, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rantoul’s schools, in brief
Rantoul runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
J W Eater Jr High School (6–8) is Rantoul’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Rantoul Township High School District 193 with Compromise, Condit, East Bend, Gifford, Harwood, Ludlow, Ludlow, Rantoul, Somer and Thomasboro: Rantoul Twp High School in Rantoul. The high school’s own results earn a C−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 7% of tested students were proficient in reading and 4% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Rantoul Township High School District 193 spends $19,210 per student and Rantoul City School District 137 $22,621, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Rantoul’s grade
D: better than 6% of Illinois school districts, #748 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rantoul, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Rantoul
J W Eater Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 477 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Rantoul
J W Eater Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 477 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Rantoul
J W Eater Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 477 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Rantoul
Rantoul Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 901 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Rantoul
Rantoul Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 901 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Rantoul
Rantoul Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 901 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Rantoul
Rantoul Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 901 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Rantoul runs its own schools through grade 8 (Rantoul City School District 137). From grade 9, students attend the Rantoul Township High School District 193, shared with Compromise, Condit, East Bend, Gifford, Harwood, Ludlow, Ludlow, Rantoul, Somer and Thomasboro. Its elementary school is in Rantoul. Parts of Rantoul (16% of its land) are served by Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rantoul
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Rantoul vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Rantoul’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rantoul | D | Rantoul City School District 137 PK–8 · Rantoul Township High School District 193 9–12 |
Every school in Rantoul
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Rantoul’s schools
Are Rantoul’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rantoul children attend score below 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #748 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rantoul in?
Two districts: Rantoul City School District 137 runs grades PK–8, and Rantoul Township High School District 193 runs grades 9–12, shared with Compromise, Condit, East Bend, Gifford, Harwood, Ludlow, Ludlow, Rantoul, Somer and Thomasboro.
Where do Rantoul kids go to high school?
Rantoul Twp High School, with 901 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Rantoul’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Rantoul Township High School District 193 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Rantoul spend per student?
$19,210 in Rantoul Township High School District 193 and $22,621 in Rantoul City School District 137 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rantoul families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.