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Schools in Dewey

Dewey’s public schools

Fisher Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dewey. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 109% 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
25%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
610 students on the public path
In brief

Dewey’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dewey’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Fisher Jr/Sr High School places highest (better than 70%); Fisher Grade School lowest (65%). 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 Dewey, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Fisher Grade Schoolin FisherB+
7–12Fisher Jr/Sr High Schoolin FisherB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fisher Community Unit School District 1.

The district

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

Fisher Community Unit School District 1Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 610 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,206IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 29.9% · 315 students tested
Math27%
State average 25.8% · 296 students tested

Dewey vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dewey—Fisher Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Dewey

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).

Also serving Deweyin other towns
Fisher Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fisher
B+
326 students14:1Rate it →
Fisher Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fisher
B+
284 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Dewey’s schools

Are Dewey’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dewey. Fisher Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dewey. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dewey in?

Fisher Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Dewey kids go to high school?

Fisher Jr/Sr High School.

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What Dewey 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.