Burton Township’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts
44% of students in Burton Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Burton 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.
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.
Burton Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 610 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Burton Township’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Burton Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Spring Grove Elementary School (PK–5) and Nippersink Middle School (6–8) are Burton Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 with Fox Lake, Richmond, Richmond and Spring Grove: Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 29% 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
Nippersink School District 2 spends $19,964 per student and Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 $28,103, 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.
What’s behind Burton Township’s grade
A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Burton Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Burton Township
Spring Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove
Kindergarten in Burton Township
Spring Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove
1st grade in Burton Township
Spring Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove
2nd grade in Burton Township
Spring Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove
3rd grade in Burton Township
Spring Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove
4th grade in Burton Township
Spring Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove
5th grade in Burton Township
Spring Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove
6th grade in Burton Township
Nippersink Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 377 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
7th grade in Burton Township
Nippersink Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 377 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
8th grade in Burton Township
Nippersink Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 377 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
9th grade in Burton Township
Richmond-Burton High School
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
10th grade in Burton Township
Richmond-Burton High School
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
11th grade in Burton Township
Richmond-Burton High School
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
12th grade in Burton Township
Richmond-Burton High School
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
Burton Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Nippersink School District 2). From grade 9, students attend the Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157, shared with Fox Lake, Richmond, Richmond and Spring Grove. Its middle school is in Richmond. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Burton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Burton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Burton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Burton Township | A− | Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 9–12 |
| Antioch | B | Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12 |
| Richmond | A− | Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 9–12 |
| Fox Lake | B | Fox Lake Grade School District 114 PK–8 · Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Nippersink School District 2 with Burton Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Randall, WI borders Burton Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Burton 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).
Questions about Burton Township’s schools
Are Burton Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Burton Township children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Burton Township in?
Two districts: Nippersink School District 2 runs grades PK–8, and Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 runs grades 9–12, shared with Fox Lake, Richmond, Richmond and Spring Grove.
Where do Burton Township kids go to high school?
Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond, with 521 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Burton Township’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Burton Township spend per student?
$19,964 in Nippersink School District 2 and $28,103 in Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Burton 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.