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Schools in Denning Township · Frankfort Community Unit School District 168, Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188

Denning Township’s public schools score below 93% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Denning Township’s districts is 7%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Denning 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.

#737of 768 Illinois townsK–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
20%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
7%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,006 students on the public path
In brief

Denning Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Denning Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 spends $19,353 per student and Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 $18,236, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Denning Township’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 7% of Illinois school districts, #737 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (955)Better than 6%
Towns in Franklin County (12)Better than 8%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 948 test results and a graduating class of 124 could put Denning Township anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Denning Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (920 in math, 976 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Denning Elementary SchoolFrankfort Community Unit School District 168No scores
3–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Denning Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Frankfort Community Unit School District 168). From grade PK, students attend the Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188, shared with Royalton, Six Mile and Zeigler. Its school is in West Frankfort. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Denning Township

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

Frankfort Community Unit School District 168Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,517 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,353IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 489 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,236IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Frankfort Community Unit School District 16823%
State average 29.9% · 729 students tested
Math · PK–12, Frankfort Community Unit School District 1686%
State average 25.8% · 692 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 18813%
State average 29.9% · 247 students tested
Math · PK–12, Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 18810%
State average 25.8% · 228 students tested

Denning Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Denning TownshipDFrankfort Community Unit School District 168 PK–12 · Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 PK–12
Six MileDZeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188
FrankfortDFrankfort Community Unit School District 168
BrowningCBenton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Christopher Community Unit School District 99 PK–12 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
Freeman Spur—Herrin Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Denning 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 Denning Townshipby address
Denning Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · West Frankfort
439 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Denning Townshipin other towns
Zeigler-Royalton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mulkeytown
C
258 students11:1Rate it →
Frankfort Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · West Frankfort
C−
447 students15:1Rate it →
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mulkeytown
C
100 students12:1Rate it →
Central Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · West Frankfort
C
215 students11:1Rate it →
Frankfort Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Frankfort
C
416 students11:1Rate it →
Zeigler-Royalton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mulkeytown
B−
131 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Denning Township’s schools

Are Denning Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Denning Township children attend score below 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #737 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Denning Township in?

Two districts: Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 runs grades PK–12, and Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 runs grades PK–12, shared with Royalton, Six Mile and Zeigler.

Where do Denning Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Frankfort Comm High School and Zeigler-Royalton High School.

What is Denning Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Denning Township spend per student?

$19,353 in Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 and $18,236 in Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 (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.