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Schools in Rantoul

Rantoul’s public schools

Central Heights Unified School District 288 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rantoul. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 9% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
539 students on the public path
In brief

Rantoul’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rantoul’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Central Heights Elem places highest (better than 77%); Central Heights High lowest (58%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rantoul, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Central Heights Elemin RichmondA−
6–12Central Heights Highin RichmondB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central Heights Unified School District 288.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Central Heights Unified School District 288Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 539 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,367KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 286 students tested
Math31%
State average 29.4% · 286 students tested

Rantoul vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Rantoul’s borders.

Schools next door
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Rantoul—Central Heights Unified School District 288

Every school in Rantoul

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rantoulin other towns
Central Heights Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
A−
239 students12:1Rate it →
Central Heights High
High · Grades 6–12 · Richmond
B
300 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Rantoul’s schools

Are Rantoul’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rantoul. Central Heights Unified School District 288 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rantoul. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rantoul in?

Central Heights Unified School District 288.

Where do Rantoul kids go to high school?

Central Heights High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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). Stars are from neighbors.