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Schools in Carrigan Township

Carrigan Township’s public schools

Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 and Patoka Community Unit School District 100 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carrigan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 111% 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
8%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
2020–21
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Sandoval Community Unit School District 501
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
630 students on the public path
In brief

Carrigan Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carrigan Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Patoka Sr High School places highest (better than 54%); Patoka Jr High School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Carrigan Township, graded from D to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Sandoval Sr High School and Patoka Sr 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 Carrigan Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sandoval Community Unit School District 501.

Two districts serve Carrigan Township

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

Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 429 students · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,213IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Patoka Community Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 201 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,493IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sandoval Community Unit School District 5018%
State average 29.9% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sandoval Community Unit School District 5018%
State average 25.8% · 212 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Patoka Community Unit School District 1008%
State average 29.9% · 117 students tested
Math · PK–12, Patoka Community Unit School District 1008%
State average 25.8% · 111 students tested

Carrigan Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carrigan Township—Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12 · Patoka Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
Tonti—South Central Community Unit School District 401 PK–12 · Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10 PK–8 · Salem School District 111 K–8
East Fork—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Patoka Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
Patoka—Patoka Community Unit School District 100
OdinDOdin Public School District 722 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
SandovalDSandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Patoka Community Unit School District 100 with Carrigan Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Carrigan Township

6 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 Carrigan Townshipin other towns
Sandoval Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sandoval
D
221 students13:1Rate it →
Patoka Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Patoka
C
96 students10:1Rate it →
Sandoval Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sandoval
C
84 students16:1Rate it →
Patoka Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Patoka
D
44 students10:1Rate it →
Sandoval Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sandoval
C−
124 students13:1Rate it →
Patoka Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Patoka
B−
61 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Carrigan Township’s schools

Are Carrigan Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carrigan Township. Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 and Patoka Community Unit School District 100 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carrigan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carrigan Township in?

Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 and Patoka Community Unit School District 100.

Where do Carrigan Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sandoval Sr High School and Patoka Sr High School.

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What Carrigan 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.