Big Mound Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Big Mound Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Big Mound Township, 72% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Illinois average (88%). 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.
Big Mound Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 114 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Big Mound Township’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 33% and math 25% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Fairfield Community High School District 225 spends $15,340 per student and New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 $12,876, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Fairfield Comm 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.
What’s behind Big Mound Township’s grade
B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Big Mound Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Big Mound Township
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
Kindergarten in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
1st grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
2nd grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
3rd grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
4th grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
5th grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
6th grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
7th grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
8th grade in Big Mound Township · depends on your address
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
New Hope Elem School
Grades K–8 · 204 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
9th grade in Big Mound Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
10th grade in Big Mound Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
11th grade in Big Mound Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
12th grade in Big Mound Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
Parts of Big Mound Township (12% of its land) are served by Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Big Mound Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Big Mound Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Big Mound Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Big Mound Township | B | Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Orel | B+ | Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 |
| Crouch | — | Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 PK–12 |
| Lamard | C− | Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Barnhill | — | New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Arrington | — | Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 |
| Fairfield | C+ | Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Big Mound Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Big Mound 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).
Questions about Big Mound Township’s schools
Are Big Mound Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Big Mound Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Big Mound Township in?
Fairfield Community High School District 225, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 444 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Big Mound Township are served by Wayne City Community Unit School District 100.
Where do Big Mound Township kids go to high school?
Fairfield Comm High School in Fairfield, with 444 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Big Mound Township’s graduation rate?
70–74% of the class of 2023 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Big Mound Township spend per student?
$15,340 in Fairfield Community High School District 225, $12,876 in New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 and $15,773 in Fairfield Public School District 112 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Big Mound 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.