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Schools in Brown Township · Fisher Community Unit School District 1, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Brown Township’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brown Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 34% of Brown Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). 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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▼ 15% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,310 students on the public path
In brief

Brown Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1273 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brown Township’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 26% 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

Fisher Community Unit School District 1 spends $14,206 per student and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 $18,376, 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 Brown Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 71% 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 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1273)Better than 77%
Towns in Champaign County (30)Better than 73%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 764 test results and a graduating class of 66 could put Brown Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Brown Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (741 in math, 787 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Brown Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5). From grade K, students attend the Fisher Community Unit School District 1, shared with Condit, East Bend, Fisher and Newcomb. Its school is in Gibson City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Brown Township

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

Fisher Community Unit School District 1Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 610 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,206IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 975 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,376IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Fisher Community Unit School District 125%
State average 29.9% · 315 students tested
Math · K–12, Fisher Community Unit School District 127%
State average 25.8% · 296 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 540%
State average 29.9% · 472 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 526%
State average 25.8% · 445 students tested

Brown Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brown TownshipB+Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12
East Bend—Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12 · Rantoul Township High School District 193 9–12
Bellflower—Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
DrummerA−Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
FisherB−Fisher Community Unit School District 1

2 of the 4 neighbors share Fisher Community Unit School District 1 with Brown Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brown 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 Brown Townshipin other towns
GCMS Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibson City
B
489 students11:1Rate it →
Fisher Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fisher
B+
326 students14:1Rate it →
GCMS Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gibson City
A−
211 students10:1Rate it →
Fisher Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fisher
B+
284 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Brown Township’s schools

Are Brown Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brown Township children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brown Township in?

Two districts: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, and Fisher Community Unit School District 1 runs grades K–12, shared with Condit, East Bend, Fisher and Newcomb.

What is Brown Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Brown Township spend per student?

$14,206 in Fisher Community Unit School District 1 and $18,376 in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 (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.