Stark County High School Explained

Stark County High School
Motto:	Pride and Excellence^[1]
Type:	Public secondary
Principal:	Megan McGann
Teaching Staff:	16.93 (FTE)
Ratio:	14.24
Enrollment:	241 (2022–23)^[2]
Grades:	9–12
Country:	United States
Campus:	Rural
Colors:	Red, black and white ^[3]
Nickname:	Rebels

Stark County High School, or SCHS, is a public four-year high school located at 418 S. Franklin Street in Toulon, Illinois, a village in Stark County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. SCHS is part of Stark County Community Unit School District 100, which also includes Stark County Junior High School, and Stark County Elementary School.^[4] The campus is northwest of Peoria, Illinois and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school is the only high school in the city of Toulon, and lies within the Peoria metropolitan statistical area.^[5]

Academics

Academic departments include:^[6]

• Fine Arts
• Language Arts
• Math
• Physical Education, Health, & Driver's Education
• Science
• Social Science
• Vocational

Athletics

Stark County High School competes in the Lincoln Trail Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Rebels. The school has 8 state championships on record in team athletics. The Rebels have also been LTC Conference Champions.^[7]

History

Stark County High School replaced 6 high schools:^[8]

• Toulon High School
• Toulon Township High School
• LaFayette High School
• Toulon-LaFayette High School
• Wyoming High School
• Bradford High School (students from Bradford are now given the option to attend Stark County High School^[9])

Timeline^[10]

• 1847 - Toulon public education program established.
• 1912 - Toulon High School renamed to Toulon Township High School.
• 1970 - Toulon Township High School and LaFayette High School consolidate to form Toulon-LaFayette High School.
• 1992 - Stark County CUSD #100 is formed, consolidating the former Unit District of Toulon/LaFayette and the former High School and Elementary Districts of Wyoming, sending all 10-12 students to Stark County High School.
• 1998- 9th grade students begin attending Stark County High School.
• 2001 - Bradford High School deactivates and some elective students attend Stark County High School.
• 2021- Stark County CUSD #100 begins a renovation of Stark County Junior/Senior High School..
• 2022- Stark County Junior/Senior High School project is completed, including a new high school.

External links

• Stark County High School
• Stark County Community Unit School District #100
• History of the Toulon Township High School
• Stark County Illinois History and Genealogy - Schools
• Interactive Illinois Report Card

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Mission And Vision. Stark County CUSD #100. April 2, 2024.
2. Web site: Stark County High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 2, 2024.
3. Web site: Stark County High School. 2024-03-27. Illinois High School Association. en-US.
4. http://stark100.com/
5. Web site: Bureau . US Census . 2020 State-based Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Maps . 2024-04-02 . Census.gov.
6. Web site: Departments . 2010-02-01 . 2011-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603092211/http://www.stark100.com/highschool/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=15 . dead .
7. Web site: IHSA Toulon (Stark County) . 2024-04-02 . www.ihsa.org.
8. Web site: History . 2024-04-02 . www.stark100.com . en.
9. Web site: Illinois State Board of Education . 2022 . STARK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (9 - 12) Feeder Schools . April 2, 2024 . Illinois Report Card.
10. Web site: Ballentine . John . 2022-03-04 . Toulon Township High School "Trojans" . 2024-04-02 . Illinois High School Glory Days . en-US.