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Schools in Dahlgren Township · Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Dahlgren Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts

41% of students in Dahlgren Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dahlgren Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▲ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
619 students on the public path
In brief

Dahlgren Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1439 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dahlgren Township’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 23% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,781 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Hamilton County Jr/Sr 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dahlgren Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1439)Better than 65%
Towns in Hamilton County (12)Better than 33%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 548 test results and a graduating class of 83 could put Dahlgren Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Dahlgren Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (549 in math, 547 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dahlgren Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Dahlgren Elem SchoolHamilton County Community Unit School District 10B+
7–12Hamilton County Jr/Sr High Schoolin Mc LeansboroB−

Dahlgren Township’s public schools are run by Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,091 students · 15.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,781IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 29.9% · 547 students tested
Math23%
State average 25.8% · 549 students tested

Dahlgren Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dahlgren TownshipB−Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Crouch—Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
South Crouch—Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Knight Prairie—Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
PendletonC+Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Bluford Unit School District 318 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon
Four Mile—Wayne City Community Unit School District 100
Moores Prairie—Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 with Dahlgren Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dahlgren Township

2 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 Dahlgren Townshipby address
Dahlgren Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dahlgren
B+
139 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Dahlgren Townshipin other towns
Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mc Leansboro
B−
480 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dahlgren Township’s schools

Are Dahlgren Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Dahlgren Township children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dahlgren Township in?

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,091 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Dahlgren Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Dahlgren Township spend per student?

$13,781 in Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.