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Schools in Chesterfield Township

Chesterfield Township’s public schools

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 and Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chesterfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% 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
34%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlinville Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,271 students on the public path
In brief

Chesterfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Chesterfield Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carlinville Primary School places highest (better than 93%); Southwestern High School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Chesterfield Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Southwestern High School and Carlinville 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 Chesterfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southwestern Community Unit School District 9.

Two districts serve Chesterfield Township

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

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,149 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,659IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Carlinville Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,282 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,212IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southwestern Community Unit School District 934%
State average 29.9% · 637 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southwestern Community Unit School District 922%
State average 25.8% · 613 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carlinville Community Unit School District 131%
State average 29.9% · 650 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlinville Community Unit School District 133%
State average 25.8% · 648 students tested

Chesterfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chesterfield Township—Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Polk—Carlinville Community Unit School District 1
ShipmanBSouthwestern Community Unit School District 9
Western Mound—Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Ruyle—Southwestern Community Unit School District 9
Fidelity—Jersey Community Unit School District 100 PK–12 · Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 with Chesterfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Townshipin other towns
Carlinville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Carlinville
A
376 students14:1Rate it →
Brighton North Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Brighton
293 students16:1Rate it →
Carlinville Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Carlinville
A−
267 students17:1Rate it →
Shipman Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Shipman
B
155 students12:1Rate it →
Carlinville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carlinville
B+
286 students16:1Rate it →
Southwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Piasa
B+
171 students12:1Rate it →
Southwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Piasa
B−
370 students12:1Rate it →
Carlinville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlinville
B+
353 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Chesterfield Township’s schools

Are Chesterfield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chesterfield Township. Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 and Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chesterfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chesterfield Township in?

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 and Carlinville Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Chesterfield Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southwestern High School and Carlinville High School.

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What Chesterfield 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.