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Schools in Cooper Township

Cooper Township’s public schools

Rochester Community Unit School District 3A and Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cooper Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 107% 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
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Rochester Community Unit School District 3A
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,946 students on the public path
In brief

Cooper Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cooper Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Rochester High School places highest (better than 76%); Tri-City High School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Cooper Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Rochester High School and Tri-City 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 Cooper Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rochester Community Unit School District 3A.

Two districts serve Cooper Township

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

Rochester Community Unit School District 3AGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,012 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,844IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 564 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,228IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Rochester Community Unit School District 3A24%
State average 29.9% · 1079 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rochester Community Unit School District 3A28%
State average 25.8% · 219 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tri-City Community Unit School District 128%
State average 29.9% · 304 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tri-City Community Unit School District 121%
State average 25.8% · 258 students tested

Cooper Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cooper Township—Rochester Community Unit School District 3A PK–12 · Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Mount Auburn—Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Lanesville—Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
BuckhartB−Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
RochesterBRochester Community Unit School District 3A
MechanicsburgB−Tri-City Community Unit School District 1

2 of the 5 neighbors share Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 with Cooper Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cooper Township

6 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 Cooper Townshipin other towns
Rochester Elem EC-1 Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Rochester
402 students16:1Rate it →
Tri-City Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buffalo
B−
273 students12:1Rate it →
Tri-City Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buffalo
B
137 students11:1Rate it →
Rochester Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rochester
288 students14:1Rate it →
Rochester High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rochester
A−
692 students17:1Rate it →
Tri-City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buffalo
B−
154 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Cooper Township’s schools

Are Cooper Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cooper Township. Rochester Community Unit School District 3A and Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cooper Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cooper Township in?

Rochester Community Unit School District 3A and Tri-City Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Cooper Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Rochester High School and Tri-City High School.

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What Cooper 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.