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Schools in Champaign Township · Champaign Community Unit School District 4, Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3

Champaign Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Champaign Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Champaign Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#443of 768 Illinois townsK–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
29%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.5K
▼ 0% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Champaign Community Unit School District 4
Students per teacher
14.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
8,563 students on the public path
In brief

Champaign Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1084 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Champaign Township’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 28% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Champaign Community Unit School District 4 spends $21,532 per student and Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 $10,620, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Champaign Township’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1084)Better than 36%
Towns in Champaign County (30)Better than 27%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,297 test results and a graduating class of 711 could put Champaign Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Champaign Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,720 in math, 6,874 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Carrie Busey Elem SchoolChampaign Community Unit School District 4A
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

Champaign Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Champaign Community Unit School District 4). From grade PK, students attend the Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3, shared with Hensley, Mahomet, Mahomet, Newcomb and Scott. Its middle school is in Mahomet. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Champaign Township

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

Champaign Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 18 schools · 10,598 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,532IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 3,468 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,620IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Champaign Community Unit School District 424%
State average 29.9% · 5137 students tested
Math · PK–12, Champaign Community Unit School District 424%
State average 25.8% · 2479 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 338%
State average 29.9% · 1737 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 340%
State average 25.8% · 1241 students tested

Champaign Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Champaign TownshipB−Champaign Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Champaign CityCChampaign Community Unit School District 4
Champaign (city)CChampaign Community Unit School District 4
SavoyCChampaign Community Unit School District 4
HensleyB−Champaign Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Scott—Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3
UrbanaC−Urbana School District 116 PK–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
TolonoBTolono Community Unit School District 7

4 of the 7 neighbors share Champaign Community Unit School District 4 with Champaign Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Champaign Township

11 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 Champaign Townshipby address
Carrie Busey Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Savoy
A
444 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Champaign Townshipin other towns
International Prep Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Champaign
C−
681 students13:1Rate it →
Garden Hills Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Champaign
D
411 students16:1Rate it →
Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mahomet
A−
812 students15:1Rate it →
Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Champaign
C
711 students13:1Rate it →
Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Champaign
B−
665 students12:1Rate it →
Edison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Champaign
B
647 students15:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Champaign
A−
1,666 students13:1Rate it →
Centennial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Champaign
B
1,476 students13:1Rate it →
Mahomet-Seymour High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mahomet
A
1,050 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Savoy
Private · Nonsectarian
162 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Champaign Township’s schools

Are Champaign Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Champaign Township children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Champaign Township in?

Two districts: Champaign Community Unit School District 4 runs grades PK–12, and Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, shared with Hensley, Mahomet, Mahomet, Newcomb and Scott.

Where do Champaign Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Central High School, Centennial High School and Mahomet-Seymour High School.

What is Champaign Township’s graduation rate?

80% of the class of 2023 in Champaign Community Unit School District 4 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Champaign Township spend per student?

$21,532 in Champaign Community Unit School District 4 and $10,620 in Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Champaign Township?

Yes: Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 162 students).

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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.