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Schools in Buckhart Township · Edinburg Community Unit School District 4, Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Buckhart Township’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Buckhart Township, 13% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Buckhart 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
30%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6
Schools in town
3
212 students on the public path
In brief

Buckhart Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1141 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Buckhart Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 13% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 spends $18,468 per student and Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 $14,364, 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 Buckhart Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1141)Better than 32%
Towns in Christian County (17)Better than 47%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,243 test results and a graduating class of 179 could put Buckhart Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Buckhart Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,259 in math, 1,227 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Edinburg Elem SchoolEdinburg Community Unit School District 4D
5–8Edinburg Jr High SchoolEdinburg Community Unit School District 4C−
9–12Edinburg High SchoolEdinburg Community Unit School District 4B−

Buckhart Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Edinburg Community Unit School District 4). From grade PK, students attend the Taylorville Community Unit School District 3, shared with Johnson, Locust, May, Mosquito, Mount Auburn, Mount Auburn, Owaneco, Prairieton, South Fork, Stonington, Stonington, Taylorville and Taylorville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Buckhart Township

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

Edinburg Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 212 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,468IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,172 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,364IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Edinburg Community Unit School District 48%
State average 29.9% · 130 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edinburg Community Unit School District 42%
State average 25.8% · 114 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Taylorville Community Unit School District 333%
State average 29.9% · 1097 students tested
Math · PK–12, Taylorville Community Unit School District 314%
State average 25.8% · 1145 students tested

Buckhart Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buckhart TownshipB−Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
South ForkB−Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Mount Auburn—Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Cooper—Rochester Community Unit School District 3A PK–12 · Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Taylorville—Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Stonington—Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Cotton Hill—Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 PK–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 with Buckhart Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Buckhart 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).

District schools in Buckhart Townshipby address
Edinburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Edinburg
D
76 students9:1Rate it →
Edinburg Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Edinburg
C−
62 students10:1Rate it →
Edinburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edinburg
B−
74 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Buckhart Township’s schools

Are Buckhart Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Buckhart Township children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Buckhart Township in?

Two districts: Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 runs grades PK–12, and Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, shared with Johnson, Locust, May, Mosquito, Mount Auburn, Mount Auburn, Owaneco, Prairieton, South Fork, Stonington, Stonington, Taylorville and Taylorville.

Where do Buckhart Township kids go to high school?

Edinburg High School in Edinburg, with 74 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Buckhart Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Buckhart Township spend per student?

$18,468 in Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 and $14,364 in Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 (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.