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Channahon School District 17

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Channahon and Channahon Township, and parts of Minooka and Elwood.

Channahon’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,145
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,231
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Channahon School District 17

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Channahon 14,530BChannahon Township 11,065

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Channahon. Grade by grade →

K–45 elementary schoolsMinooka Community Consolidated School District 201
7–82 middle schoolsMinooka Community Consolidated School District 201
9–12Minooka Community High SchoolMinooka Community High School District 111

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.8% · 774 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 29.9% · 799 students tested

Graduation rate 95% at Minooka CHSD 111, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,231 per student · 15% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 19%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,202’20
1,196’21
1,182’22
1,163’23
1,145’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 16%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

N B Galloway Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Channahon
364 students12:1
Pioneer Path
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Channahon
A−
244 students12:1
Three Rivers School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Channahon
A−
268 students13:1
Channahon Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Channahon
A
269 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Joliet Township High School District 204Jackson Township, Joliet, Troy Township
$20,589per student
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201Aux Sable Township, Seward Township, Troy Township
$16,775per student
Minooka Community High School District 111Aux Sable Township, Seward Township, Troy Township
$18,494per student
Joliet Public School District 86Joliet
$22,381per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.