ɹˈænəlz ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˌaʊɚ lˈeɪdi ʌv lˈɜːdz ɡɹˈeɪd skˈuːl ɪn ˈoʊmɐhˌɑː, ænd ðˈɛn kɹˈeɪtən pɹɪpˈæɹətˌoːɹi skˈuːl, ɐn ˈɔːlbˈɔɪz ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪk skˈuːl ɪn ˈoʊmɐhˌɑː.
Rannells attended Our Lady of Lourdes grade school in Omaha, and then Creighton Preparatory School, an all-boys Roman Catholic school in Omaha.