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Schools in Burnt Prairie Township

Burnt Prairie Township’s public schools

Fairfield Community High School District 225 and Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burnt Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,385 students on the public path
In brief

Burnt Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Burnt Prairie Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Jefferson Attendance Center places highest (better than 86%); Fairfield Comm High School lowest (37%). 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 Burnt Prairie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Lincoln Attendance Centerin CarmiNo scores
2–3Jefferson Attendance Centerin CarmiA
7–8Carmi White Cnty Jr High Schin CarmiB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfield Community High School District 225.

Two districts serve Burnt Prairie Township

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

Fairfield Community High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 444 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,340IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,282 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,644IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22522%
State average 29.9% · 93 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22512%
State average 25.8% · 98 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 538%
State average 29.9% · 651 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 524%
State average 25.8% · 714 students tested

Burnt Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burnt Prairie Township—Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Leech—Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8
Mill Shoals—Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 K–12 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
CarmiB−Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5
PhillipsB−Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5
GrayD−Grayville Community Unit School District 1

2 of the 5 neighbors share Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Burnt Prairie Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Burnt Prairie Township

5 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 Burnt Prairie Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Carmi
176 students10:1Rate it →
Jefferson Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Carmi
A
158 students13:1Rate it →
Carmi White Cnty Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Carmi
B
188 students13:1Rate it →
Fairfield Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfield
C+
444 students15:1Rate it →
Carmi-White County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carmi
C+
419 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Burnt Prairie Township’s schools

Are Burnt Prairie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Burnt Prairie Township. Fairfield Community High School District 225 and Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burnt Prairie 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 Burnt Prairie Township in?

Fairfield Community High School District 225 and Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Burnt Prairie Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Fairfield Comm High School and Carmi-White County High School.

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What Burnt Prairie Township families are saying about 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.