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Tuscola High School

๐Ÿ“ 500 S Prairie St, Tuscola, Douglas County, 61953

297
Pupils
13.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Tuscola High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tuscola, Douglas County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Bozarth. It is part of the Tuscola CUSD 301 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Justin Bozarth
School district
Tuscola CUSD 301

Enrollment & staffing

Tuscola High School enrolls 297 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Male students
146 (49%)
Female students
151 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.5
Student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White26890%
Hispanic or Latino113.7%
Two or more races93%
Black or African American51.7%
Asian31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

115 of the school's 297 students (39%) 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Tuscola High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 102.

School district: Tuscola CUSD 301

Tuscola High School is one of 3 schools in Tuscola CUSD 301, based in Tuscola, Illinois. The district serves 904 students district-wide and employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Tuscola High School is close to the district average of about 301 students per school.

904
District students
3
Schools
73
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
4%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (3) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Distant

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