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Schools in Big Spring Township

Big Spring Township’s public schools

Neoga Community Unit School District 3 and Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Spring Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
11%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
954 students on the public path
In brief

Big Spring Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Big Spring Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Stewardson-Strasburg Elem School places highest (better than 80%); Neoga Elementary School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Big Spring Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Neoga Jr/Sr High School and Stewardson-Strasburg 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 Big Spring Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Neoga Community Unit School District 3.

Two districts serve Big Spring Township

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

Neoga Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 521 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,640IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5AGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 433 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,045IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Neoga Community Unit School District 311%
State average 29.9% · 246 students tested
Math · PK–12, Neoga Community Unit School District 315%
State average 25.8% · 252 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A32%
State average 29.9% · 191 students tested
Math · PK–12, Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A30%
State average 25.8% · 207 students tested

Big Spring Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Spring Township—Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12
Ash Grove—Windsor Community Unit School District 1
Sigel—Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12 · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
NeogaC−Neoga Community Unit School District 3
PrairieB+Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A

2 of the 4 neighbors share Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A with Big Spring Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Big Spring Township

4 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 Big Spring Townshipin other towns
Stewardson-Strasburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Strasburg
A−
290 students14:1Rate it →
Neoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neoga
C
241 students13:1Rate it →
Neoga Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Neoga
B−
280 students12:1Rate it →
Stewardson-Strasburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Strasburg
B
143 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Spring Township’s schools

Are Big Spring Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Spring Township. Neoga Community Unit School District 3 and Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Spring Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Spring Township in?

Neoga Community Unit School District 3 and Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A.

Where do Big Spring Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Neoga Jr/Sr High School and Stewardson-Strasburg High 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.