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Schools in Charlotte Township

Charlotte Township’s public schools

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Charlotte Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% 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
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Students per teacher
11.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,839 students on the public path
In brief

Charlotte Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Charlotte Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Prairie Central Jr High School places highest (better than 73%); Tri-Point High School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Charlotte Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Prairie Central High School and Tri-Point 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 Charlotte Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–13 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
2–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8.

Two districts serve Charlotte Township

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

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,712 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,593IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-JGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 343 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,438IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 830%
State average 29.9% · 794 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 832%
State average 25.8% · 787 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J22%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J22%
State average 25.8% · 172 students tested

Charlotte Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Charlotte Township—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J PK–12
Sullivan—Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J PK–12 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Pleasant Ridge—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Chatsworth—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8

2 of the 3 neighbors share Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 with Charlotte Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Charlotte Township

8 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 Charlotte Townshipin other towns
Prairie Central Primary West
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chenoa
244 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Primary East
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chatsworth
148 students11:1Rate it →
Tri Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Kempton
B−
116 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Fairbury
B
367 students12:1Rate it →
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Piper City
B−
129 students10:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Forrest
B+
250 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairbury
B−
487 students12:1Rate it →
Tri-Point High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cullom
C
98 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Charlotte Township’s schools

Are Charlotte Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Charlotte Township. Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Charlotte Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Charlotte Township in?

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J.

Where do Charlotte Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Prairie Central High School and Tri-Point High School.

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What Charlotte 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.