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Schools in Calhoun

Calhoun’s public schools

Richland County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calhoun. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,996 students on the public path
In brief

Calhoun’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Calhoun’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Richland County Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Richland County High School lowest (42%). 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 Calhoun, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Richland County Elementary Schoolin OlneyB
6–8Richland County Middle Schoolin OlneyB−
9–12Richland County High Schoolin OlneyC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richland County Community Unit School District 1.

The district

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

Richland County Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,145 students, down 2% since 2023–24 · 14.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,952IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 29.9% · 1058 students tested
Math23%
State average 25.8% · 1067 students tested

Calhoun vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Calhoun—Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Olney—Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Madison—Richland County Community Unit School District 1

All 2 neighbors share Richland County Community Unit School District 1 with Calhoun, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Calhoun

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).

Also serving Calhounin other towns
Richland County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Olney
B
888 students14:1Rate it →
Richland County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Olney
B−
439 students14:1Rate it →
Richland County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Olney
C+
669 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Calhoun’s schools

Are Calhoun’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Calhoun. Richland County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calhoun. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Calhoun in?

Richland County Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Calhoun kids go to high school?

Richland County 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.