📍 1200 E Laurel St, Olney, Richland County, 62450
Richland County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Olney, Richland County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeff Thompson. It is part of the Richland County CUSD 1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richland County High School enrolls 707 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 628 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 707 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richland County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 55, state house district 109.
Richland County High School is one of 3 schools in Richland County CUSD 1, based in Olney, Illinois. The district serves 2,145 students district-wide and employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 707 students, Richland County High School is close to the district average of about 715 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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