Illinois public high school · Tuscola CUSD 301

Tuscola High School

500 S Prairie St, Tuscola, IL 61953. 54.1% of its 86 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Tuscola CUSD 301Douglas County
54.1%Enrolled in college within 12 months12.7 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
98.9%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)9.1 pts above Illinois (89.8%)
45.1%Students from low-income families
86Graduates in the class measured

The path from Tuscola

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 32.8%2-year college 21.3%Not enrolled within 12 months 45.9%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Tuscola

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign21.5 mi86%$13,042$87,599
    Eastern Illinois University22.5 mi50%$12,717$55,885
    Parkland College23.2 mi36%$5,553$42,861
    Lake Land College26.8 mi58%$5,445$44,674
    Richland Community College33.5 mi54%$2,690$42,563
    Millikin University37.4 mi51%$16,652$57,738

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Villa Grove High School (7.8 mi, 61.5% to college) · Arcola High School (8.1 mi, 66.7% to college) · Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School (12.0 mi, 39.2% to college) · Unity High School (13.8 mi, 66.9% to college) · Heritage High School (16.8 mi, 65.2% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Tuscola CUSD 301's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureTuscolaIllinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months54.1%66.8%
Graduation rate98.9%89.8%
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Quick answers

What percent of Tuscola High School graduates go to college?
54.1% of its most recent class at Tuscola High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Tuscola High School?
Tuscola High School has a four-year graduation rate of 98.9%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.