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Schools in Casner Township · Nashville Community High School District 99, Woodlawn Unit District 209

Casner Township’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Casner Township, 20% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Casner 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Woodlawn Unit District 209
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
496 students on the public path
In brief

Casner Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1410 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Casner Township’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Casner Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Nashville Community High School District 99 spends $17,756 per student and Woodlawn Unit District 209 $18,177, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Casner Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1410)Better than 53%
Towns in Jefferson County (16)Better than 81%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 352 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Casner Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Casner Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (361 in math, 344 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Casner Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Woodlawn Grade Schoolin WoodlawnB
9–12Woodlawn High SchoolWoodlawn Unit District 209B−

Casner Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Woodlawn Unit District 209). From grade 9, students attend the Nashville Community High School District 99, shared with Ashley, Ashley, Beaucoup, Blissville, Bolo, Covington, Du Bois, Du Bois, Hoyleton, Hoyleton, Lively Grove, Nashville, Nashville, New Minden, Oakdale, Oakdale, Pilot Knob, Plum Hill, Radom and Richview. Its school is in Woodlawn. Parts of Casner Township (17% and 17% of its land) are served by Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15 and Woodlawn Unit District 209 (9-12) in Ashley instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Casner Township

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

Nashville Community High School District 99Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 359 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,756IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Woodlawn Unit District 209Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 496 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,177IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Nashville Community High School District 9932%
State average 29.9% · 106 students tested
Math · 9–12, Nashville Community High School District 9912%
State average 25.8% · 107 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Woodlawn Unit District 20926%
State average 29.9% · 238 students tested
Math · PK–12, Woodlawn Unit District 20924%
State average 25.8% · 254 students tested

Casner Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Casner TownshipB−Woodlawn Unit District 209 PK–12 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12
ShilohC+Woodlawn Unit District 209 PK–12 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Woodlawn Unit District 209 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon
Grand Prairie—Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12 · Woodlawn Unit District 209 (9-12) in Grand Prairie
Blissville—Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12
RomeCRome Community Consolidated School District 2 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Ashley—Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Nashville Community High School District 99 with Casner Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Casner Township

2 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).

District schools in Casner Townshipby address
Woodlawn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woodlawn
B−
174 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Casner Townshipin other towns
Woodlawn Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woodlawn
B
322 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Casner Township’s schools

Are Casner Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Casner Township children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Casner Township in?

Two districts: Woodlawn Unit District 209 runs grades PK–12, and Nashville Community High School District 99 runs grades 9–12, shared with Ashley, Ashley, Beaucoup, Blissville, Bolo, Covington, Du Bois, Du Bois, Hoyleton, Hoyleton, Lively Grove, Nashville, Nashville, New Minden, Oakdale, Oakdale, Pilot Knob, Plum Hill, Radom and Richview.

Where do Casner Township kids go to high school?

Woodlawn High School in Woodlawn, with 174 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Casner Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Nashville Community High School District 99 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Casner Township spend per student?

$17,756 in Nashville Community High School District 99 and $18,177 in Woodlawn Unit District 209 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.