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Schools in Bishop Township · Dieterich Community Unit School District 30, Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

Bishop Township’s public schools outscore 94% of Illinois districts

51% of students in Bishop Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bishop 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
56%
▲ 26 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 25 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.1K
▼ 48% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
632 students on the public path
In brief

Bishop Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1380 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bishop Township’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 51% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 spends $11,974 per student and Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 $11,134, 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 Bishop Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 94% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 94%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1380)Better than 99%
Towns in Effingham County (15)Better than 80%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 847 test results and a graduating class of 76 could put Bishop Township anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bishop Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (844 in math, 851 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Dieterich Elem SchoolDieterich Community Unit School District 30A
7–12Dieterich Jr/Sr High SchoolDieterich Community Unit School District 30B+

Bishop Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Dieterich Community Unit School District 30). From grade PK, students attend the Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50, shared with Douglas, Sigel, Spring Point, St. Francis, Teutopolis, Teutopolis and Watson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bishop Township

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

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 632 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,974IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,125 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,134IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dieterich Community Unit School District 3046%
State average 29.9% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dieterich Community Unit School District 3039%
State average 25.8% · 287 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Teutopolis Community Unit School District 5061%
State average 29.9% · 553 students tested
Math · PK–12, Teutopolis Community Unit School District 5057%
State average 25.8% · 557 students tested

Bishop Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bishop TownshipADieterich Community Unit School District 30 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
St. FrancisATeutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12 · Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 PK–12
WatsonB+Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
North Muddy—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Lucas—Dieterich Community Unit School District 30

2 of the 4 neighbors share Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 with Bishop Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bishop Township

2 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 Bishop Townshipby address
Dieterich Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dieterich
A
359 students15:1Rate it →
Dieterich Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dieterich
B+
273 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bishop Township’s schools

Are Bishop Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bishop Township children attend outscore 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bishop Township in?

Two districts: Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 runs grades PK–12, and Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 runs grades PK–12, shared with Douglas, Sigel, Spring Point, St. Francis, Teutopolis, Teutopolis and Watson.

What is Bishop Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Bishop Township spend per student?

$11,974 in Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 and $11,134 in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 (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.