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Schools in Bear Creek Township

Bear Creek Township’s public schools

Illini West High School District 307, Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 and Carthage Elementary School District 317 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carthage Elementary School District 317
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,152 students on the public path
In brief

Bear Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bear Creek Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carthage Middle School places highest (better than 65%); Warsaw Elem School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bear Creek Township, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and two high schools: Illini West High School and Warsaw Sr 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 Bear Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–8Carthage Middle Schoolin CarthageB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Illini West High School District 307.

Three districts serve Bear Creek Township

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

Illini West High School District 307Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 349 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,108IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 398 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,869IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Carthage Elementary School District 317Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 405 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,730IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30722%
State average 29.9% · 72 students tested
Math · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30717%
State average 25.8% · 72 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Warsaw Community Unit School District 31617%
State average 29.9% · 149 students tested
Math · PK–12, Warsaw Community Unit School District 31617%
State average 25.8% · 136 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Carthage Elementary School District 31734%
State average 29.9% · 254 students tested
Math · PK–8, Carthage Elementary School District 31717%
State average 25.8% · 253 students tested

Bear Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bear Creek Township—Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 PK–12 · Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
Wythe—Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 PK–12 · Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 PK–12
Prairie—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 PK–12 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
St. Albans—Southeastern Community Unit School District 337
Harmony—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Carthage Elementary School District 317 with Bear Creek Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bear Creek Township

5 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 Bear Creek Townshipin other towns
Carthage Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carthage
B−
238 students14:1Rate it →
Warsaw Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Warsaw
C
213 students11:1Rate it →
Carthage Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carthage
B+
167 students14:1Rate it →
Illini West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carthage
B−
349 students15:1Rate it →
Warsaw Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Warsaw
B
185 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bear Creek Township’s schools

Are Bear Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bear Creek Township. Illini West High School District 307, Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 and Carthage Elementary School District 317 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bear Creek Township in?

Illini West High School District 307, Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 and Carthage Elementary School District 317.

Where do Bear Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Illini West High School and Warsaw Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Bear Creek 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.