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Schools in Chenoa Township

Chenoa Township’s public schools

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Lexington Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chenoa Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,859 students on the public path
In brief

Chenoa Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Chenoa Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Lexington Jr High School places highest (better than 77%); Prairie Central High School lowest (48%). 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 Chenoa Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Prairie Central Primary WestPrairie Central Community Unit School District 8No scores
2–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

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

Two districts serve Chenoa 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−
Lexington Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 511 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$28,652IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above 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, Lexington Community Unit School District 740%
State average 29.9% · 255 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lexington Community Unit School District 725%
State average 25.8% · 264 students tested

Chenoa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chenoa Township—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Lexington Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
GridleyB+El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11
Yates—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Pike—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12

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

Every school in Chenoa Township

7 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 Chenoa Townshipby address
Prairie Central Primary West
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chenoa
244 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Chenoa Townshipin other towns
Lexington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B
238 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Fairbury
B
367 students12:1Rate it →
Lexington Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington
A−
110 students16:1Rate 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 →
Lexington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lexington
B−
163 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Chenoa Township’s schools

Are Chenoa Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chenoa Township. Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Lexington Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chenoa Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Chenoa Township in?

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Lexington Community Unit School District 7.

Where do Chenoa Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Chenoa 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.