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Schools in Columbus Township

Columbus Township’s public schools

Central CUSD 3 and Liberty Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbus Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
20%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Central CUSD 3
Students per teacher
11.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
885 students on the public path
In brief

Columbus Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Columbus Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Liberty Elementary School places highest (better than 77%); Central Junior High School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Columbus Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Liberty High School and Central Junior 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 Columbus Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central CUSD 3.

Two districts serve Columbus Township

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

Central CUSD 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,858IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Liberty Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 589 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,183IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Central CUSD 320%
State average 29.9% · 408 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central CUSD 319%
State average 25.8% · 431 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Liberty Community Unit School District 236%
State average 29.9% · 296 students tested
Math · PK–12, Liberty Community Unit School District 234%
State average 25.8% · 292 students tested

Columbus Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbus Township—Central CUSD 3 PK–12 · Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Concord—Central CUSD 3
GilmerB−Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Central CUSD 3 PK–12
Camp PointCCentral CUSD 3
LibertyB+Liberty Community Unit School District 2
Clayton—Central CUSD 3

4 of the 5 neighbors share Central CUSD 3 with Columbus Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Columbus Township

4 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 Columbus Townshipin other towns
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Liberty
A−
336 students13:1Rate it →
Central Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Golden
75 students10:1Rate it →
Central Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Camp Point
C
221 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Liberty
B+
253 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbus Township’s schools

Are Columbus Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbus Township. Central CUSD 3 and Liberty Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbus Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbus Township in?

Central CUSD 3 and Liberty Community Unit School District 2.

Where do Columbus Township kids go to high school?

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