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Schools in Alma Township

Alma Township’s public schools

Salem Community High School District 600, South Central Community Unit School District 401 and Salem School District 111 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alma Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 91% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Salem School District 111
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,247 students on the public path
In brief

Alma Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Alma Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Franklin Park Middle School places highest (better than 73%); South Central Elementary-Kinmundy lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Alma Township, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Salem Community High School and South Central High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alma Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Salem Community High School District 600.

Three districts serve Alma Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Salem Community High School District 600Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 706 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,301IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
South Central Community Unit School District 401Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 592 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,719IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Salem School District 111Grades K–8 · 2 schools · 949 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,355IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Salem Community High School District 60022%
State average 29.9% · 149 students tested
Math · 9–12, Salem Community High School District 60022%
State average 25.8% · 148 students tested
Reading · PK–12, South Central Community Unit School District 40122%
State average 29.9% · 309 students tested
Math · PK–12, South Central Community Unit School District 40112%
State average 25.8% · 324 students tested
Reading · K–8, Salem School District 11149%
State average 29.9% · 606 students tested
Math · K–8, Salem School District 11124%
State average 25.8% · 590 students tested

Alma Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Alma Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alma Township—South Central Community Unit School District 401 PK–12 · Salem School District 111 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12
Omega—South Central Community Unit School District 401 PK–12 · Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12
StevensonA−Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7 PK–8 · Salem School District 111 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12
KinmundyCSouth Central Community Unit School District 401
Tonti—South Central Community Unit School District 401 PK–12 · Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10 PK–8 · Salem School District 111 K–8
Meacham—South Central Community Unit School District 401

4 of the 5 neighbors share South Central Community Unit School District 401 with Alma Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Alma Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Alma Townshipin other towns
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kinmundy
C
269 students12:1Rate it →
Hawthorn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Salem
B
421 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Salem
B+
528 students12:1Rate it →
South Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kinmundy
C+
140 students10:1Rate it →
Salem Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C+
706 students16:1Rate it →
South Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farina
C+
183 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Alma Township’s schools

Are Alma Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alma Township. Salem Community High School District 600, South Central Community Unit School District 401 and Salem School District 111 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alma Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alma Township in?

Salem Community High School District 600, South Central Community Unit School District 401 and Salem School District 111.

Where do Alma Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Salem Community High School and South Central High School.

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What Alma Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.