Aroma Township’s public schools score below 96% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Aroma Township’s districts is 6%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Aroma Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Aroma Township’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
71% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,298 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Grace Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Aroma Township’s grade
D−: better than 4% of Illinois school districts, #757 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Aroma Township, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Aroma Township · depends on your address
Kankakee Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 501 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Grades PK–8 · 437 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
St Anne Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 266 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Saint Anne
8th grade in Aroma Township · depends on your address
Kankakee Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 501 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Grades PK–8 · 437 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
St Anne Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 266 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Saint Anne
9th grade in Aroma Township · depends on your address
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
St Anne Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 206 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Saint Anne
10th grade in Aroma Township · depends on your address
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
St Anne Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 206 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Saint Anne
11th grade in Aroma Township · depends on your address
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
St Anne Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 206 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Saint Anne
12th grade in Aroma Township · depends on your address
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Kankakee
St Anne Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 206 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Saint Anne
Aroma Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kankakee School District 111). From grade PK, students attend the St. Anne Unit District 24, shared with Beaverville, Papineau, Papineau, St. Anne and St. Anne. Its elementary school is in Kankakee. Parts of Aroma Township (3% of its land) are served by Momence Community Unit School District 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Aroma Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Aroma Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Aroma Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Aroma Township | D− | Kankakee School District 111 PK–12 · St. Anne Unit District 24 PK–12 |
| Otto | B | Central Community Unit School District 4 |
| Kankakee | — | Kankakee School District 111 |
| Ganeer | C+ | Momence Community Unit School District 1 K–12 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12 |
| St. Anne | — | St. Anne Unit District 24 |
| Papineau | — | St. Anne Unit District 24 |
| Kankakee (city) | D | Kankakee School District 111 PK–12 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Kankakee School District 111 with Aroma Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Aroma Township
10 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).
Questions about Aroma Township’s schools
Are Aroma Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Aroma Township children attend score below 96% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade, #757 of 768 Illinois towns. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Aroma Township in?
Two districts: Kankakee School District 111 runs grades PK–12, and St. Anne Unit District 24 runs grades PK–12, shared with Beaverville, Papineau, Papineau, St. Anne and St. Anne.
Where do Aroma Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Kankakee High School and St Anne Comm High School.
What is Aroma Township’s graduation rate?
71% of the class of 2023 in Kankakee School District 111 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Aroma Township spend per student?
$19,298 in Kankakee School District 111 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Aroma Township?
Yes: Grace Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 250 students).
Parents talk
What Aroma Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Aroma Township → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.