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Schools in Bethel Township

Bethel Township’s public schools

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 and Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethel 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 109% 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
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,233 students on the public path
In brief

Bethel Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bethel Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. West Prairie South Elementary Sch places highest (better than 96%); Schuyler Industry Middle School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bethel Township, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Rushville-Industry High School and West Prairie Senior 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 Bethel Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Prairie Community Unit School District 103.

Two districts serve Bethel Township

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

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 573 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,946IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 843 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,117IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, West Prairie Community Unit School District 10322%
State average 29.9% · 311 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Prairie Community Unit School District 10320%
State average 25.8% · 287 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 518%
State average 29.9% · 438 students tested
Math · PK–12, Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 513%
State average 25.8% · 442 students tested

Bethel Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bethel Township—West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 PK–12 · Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
Lamoine—Southeastern Community Unit School District 337 PK–12 · West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 PK–12
Brooklyn—Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5
Chalmers—Macomb Community Unit School District 185 PK–12 · West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 PK–12
Industry—Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5

2 of the 4 neighbors share West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 with Bethel Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bethel Township

7 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 Bethel Townshipin other towns
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colchester
A+
182 students11:1Rate it →
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Good Hope
B
141 students9:1Rate it →
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Rushville
113 students9:1Rate it →
Schuyler Industry Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Rushville
C−
252 students14:1Rate it →
West Prairie Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Colchester
C
80 students10:1Rate it →
Rushville-Industry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rushville
B−
295 students12:1Rate it →
West Prairie Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colchester
B−
170 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bethel Township’s schools

Are Bethel Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bethel Township. West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 and Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethel 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 Bethel Township in?

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 and Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Bethel Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Rushville-Industry High School and West Prairie Senior High School.

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What Bethel 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.