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Schools in Carson Township

Carson Township’s public schools

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 and Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
42%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Students per teacher
11.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
736 students on the public path
In brief

Carson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Carson Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Ramsey Elem School places highest (better than 80%); Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Carson Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Ramsey High School and Cowden-Herrick Jr/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 Carson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ramsey Community Unit School District 204.

Two districts serve Carson Township

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

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 393 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,730IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3AGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 343 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,221IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ramsey Community Unit School District 20442%
State average 29.9% · 200 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ramsey Community Unit School District 20423%
State average 25.8% · 201 students tested
Reading · K–12, Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A47%
State average 29.9% · 150 students tested
Math · K–12, Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A22%
State average 25.8% · 158 students tested

Carson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carson Township—Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A K–12
Bowling Green—Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A
Loudon—St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 PK–12
Sefton—Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12
RamseyB+Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Every school in Carson 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 Carson Townshipin other towns
Ramsey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ramsey
A−
212 students12:1Rate it →
Cowden-Herrick Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Herrick
B+
175 students12:1Rate it →
Ramsey High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Ramsey
B+
181 students12:1Rate it →
Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cowden
C+
168 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Carson Township’s schools

Are Carson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carson Township. Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 and Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Carson Township in?

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 and Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A.

Where do Carson Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ramsey High School and Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr 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.