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Schools in Ashmore Township · Charleston Community Unit School District 1, Kansas Community Unit School District 3

Ashmore Township’s public schools score below 93% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

14% of students in Ashmore Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ashmore 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 19–23 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
548 students on the public path
In brief

Ashmore Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Ashmore Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Charleston Community Unit School District 1 spends $14,205 per student and Kansas Community Unit School District 3 $21,136, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ashmore Township’s grade

C Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 7% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1499)Better than 3%
Towns in Coles County (12)Better than 33%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,408 test results and a graduating class of 199 could put Ashmore Township anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ashmore Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,430 in math, 1,385 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ashmore Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Ashmore Elem SchoolCharleston Community Unit School District 1C
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Ashmore Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Charleston Community Unit School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the Kansas Community Unit School District 3, shared with Grandview, Kansas and Kansas. Its school is in Charleston. Parts of Ashmore Township (7% and 4% of its land) are served by Oakland Community Unit School District 5 and Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ashmore Township

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

Charleston Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,744 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,205IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Kansas Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 168 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,136IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Charleston Community Unit School District 121%
State average 29.9% · 1296 students tested
Math · PK–12, Charleston Community Unit School District 114%
State average 25.8% · 1339 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kansas Community Unit School District 327%
State average 29.9% · 89 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kansas Community Unit School District 317%
State average 25.8% · 91 students tested

Ashmore Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ashmore TownshipDCharleston Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Kansas Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Morgan—Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Charleston—Charleston Community Unit School District 1
East OaklandCOakland Community Unit School District 5
Hutton—Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Westfield—Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C
Kansas—Kansas Community Unit School District 3

3 of the 6 neighbors share Charleston Community Unit School District 1 with Ashmore Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ashmore Township

3 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).

District schools in Ashmore Townshipby address
Ashmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ashmore
C
74 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Ashmore Townshipin other towns
Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Charleston
C
401 students13:1Rate it →
Kansas High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Kansas
C
73 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Ashmore Township’s schools

Are Ashmore Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ashmore Township children attend score below 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ashmore Township in?

Two districts: Charleston Community Unit School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and Kansas Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, shared with Grandview, Kansas and Kansas.

What is Ashmore Township’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Ashmore Township spend per student?

$14,205 in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 and $21,136 in Kansas Community Unit School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.