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Schools in Burton Township

Burton Township’s public schools

Liberty Community Unit School District 2 and Payson Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burton 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
36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
34%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Liberty Community Unit School District 2
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,038 students on the public path
In brief

Burton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Burton Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Liberty Elementary School places highest (better than 77%); Seymour Elementary School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Burton Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Liberty High School and Seymour 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Burton Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Liberty Community Unit School District 2.

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.

Liberty Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 589 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,183IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Payson Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 449 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,712IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Liberty Community Unit School District 236%
State average 29.9% · 296 students tested
Math · PK–12, Liberty Community Unit School District 234%
State average 25.8% · 292 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Payson Community Unit School District 114%
State average 29.9% · 236 students tested
Math · PK–12, Payson Community Unit School District 116%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested

Burton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burton Township—Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Payson Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
LibertyB+Liberty Community Unit School District 2
GilmerB−Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Central CUSD 3 PK–12
PaysonCPayson Community Unit School District 1
MelroseCQuincy School District 172 PK–12 · Payson Community Unit School District 1 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Liberty Community Unit School District 2 with Burton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Burton 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 Burton Townshipin other towns
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Liberty
A−
336 students13:1Rate it →
Seymour Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
233 students11:1Rate it →
Liberty High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Liberty
B+
253 students12:1Rate it →
Seymour High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Payson
C+
216 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Burton Township’s schools

Are Burton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Burton Township. Liberty Community Unit School District 2 and Payson Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burton 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 Burton Township in?

Liberty Community Unit School District 2 and Payson Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Burton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Liberty High School and Seymour High 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.