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Schools in Braceville Township · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Braceville Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Braceville Township’s districts is 51%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Braceville 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.

#63of 768 Illinois townsK–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
51%
▲ 21 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Coal City Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
4
1,520 students on the public path
In brief

Braceville Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1393 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Braceville Township’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 43% across its 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

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High spends $30,824 per student and Coal City Community Unit School District 1 $16,202, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Coal City 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Braceville Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #63 of 768 Illinois towns. 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 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1393)Better than 98%
Towns in Grundy County (17)Better than 82%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,177 test results and a graduating class of 153 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Braceville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,167 in math, 1,187 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Braceville Elem SchoolBraceville School District 75D
9–12Coal City High SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 1B+

Parts of Braceville Township (6% of its land) are served by Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Braceville Township

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

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 154 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$30,824IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Coal City Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,129 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,202IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Braceville School District 75Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 130 students, up 27% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,331IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 29.9% · 39 students tested
Math · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 25.8% · 50 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Coal City Community Unit School District 155%
State average 29.9% · 1075 students tested
Math · PK–12, Coal City Community Unit School District 146%
State average 25.8% · 1052 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Braceville School District 752%
State average 29.9% · 73 students tested
Math · PK–8, Braceville School District 7512%
State average 25.8% · 65 students tested

Braceville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Braceville TownshipACoal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Braceville School District 75 PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12
Maine—Coal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12
GreenfieldB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · South Wilmington Consolidated School District 74 K–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12
ReedA−Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

2 of the 3 neighbors share Gardner-South Wilmington Township High with Braceville Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Braceville 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).

District schools in Braceville Townshipby address
Braceville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Braceville
D
130 students10:1Rate it →
Coal City Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Coal City
A
294 students16:1Rate it →
Coal City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Coal City
A
454 students13:1Rate it →
Coal City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coal City
B+
642 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Braceville Township’s schools

Are Braceville Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Braceville Township children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #63 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Braceville Township in?

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 154 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Braceville Township are served by Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C.

Where do Braceville Township kids go to high school?

Coal City High School in Coal City, with 642 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Braceville Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Braceville Township spend per student?

$30,824 in Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, $16,202 in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 and $10,331 in Braceville School District 75 (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.