📍 700 S Range St, Oblong, Crawford County, 62449
Oblong High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oblong, Crawford County. The school has 169 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andy Julian. It is part of the Oblong CUSD 4 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment.
Oblong High School enrolls 169 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 169 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oblong High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 110.
Oblong High School is one of 2 schools in Oblong CUSD 4, based in Oblong, Illinois. The district serves 526 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 169 students, Oblong High School is smaller than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant