(3-24-25) On April 1st voters in the Ohio (Illinois) high school district will vote to keep their school open or to close it. Ohio Community High School presently only has 20 students and 500 residents in the town…is spending almost three times as much per student when it has a graduation rate of 77%, compared to Bureau Valley and Amboy’s 89%. However, Ohio’s average SAT scores in English and math are both higher.
Should the vote be to close the district…families could choose to transfer to Bureau Valley or Amboy, both districts are 35 minutes away by school bus. The OHS district would have to pay the two other schools for each student they take on, as well as transportation costs associated with them. Full-time teachers would also be able to transfer to one of the other districts.
Voters in Ohio, Illinois to decide on fate of the town’s high school
- Chicago Tribune 1986 – OHIO: THE LITTLE HIGH SCHOOL THAT COULD
1986 IHSA Boys Basketball Class A Championship Game: Teutopolis vs. Ohio
Over the YEARS….
According to Illinois High School Association (IHSA) online records the last years that the Purple and Gold Bulldogs fielded teams were in 2008-09 forr boys basketball, 2004-05 in girls basketball and 2007-08 in volleyball.
They also had co-ops with La Moille and Amboy in some sports after this time.
Basketball
After April 1st all that may be left of the Ohio Bulldogs is the memories of a wonderful small school.
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