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Schools in Duncan Township

Duncan Township’s public schools

Mercer County School District 404 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Duncan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 121% 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
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,208 students on the public path
In brief

Duncan Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Duncan Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Mercer County Jr High School places highest (better than 52%); New Boston Elem School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Duncan Township, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mercer County 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 Duncan Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–8Mercer County Jr High Schoolin AledoB−
9–12Mercer County High Schoolin AledoC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mercer County School District 404.

The district

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

Mercer County School District 404Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,274 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,966IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 656 students tested
Math14%
State average 25.8% · 615 students tested

Duncan Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Duncan Township—Mercer County School District 404
Perryton—Mercer County School District 404
Millersburg—Mercer County School District 404
Eliza—Mercer County School District 404
Buffalo Prairie—Rockridge Community Unit School District 300

3 of the 4 neighbors share Mercer County School District 404 with Duncan Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Duncan 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 Duncan Townshipin other towns
Apollo Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aledo
C+
362 students12:1Rate it →
New Boston Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Boston
C−
165 students8:1Rate it →
Mercer County Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aledo
B−
270 students11:1Rate it →
Mercer County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Aledo
C+
411 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Duncan Township’s schools

Are Duncan Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Duncan Township. Mercer County School District 404 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Duncan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Duncan Township in?

Mercer County School District 404.

Where do Duncan Township kids go to high school?

Mercer County High School.

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What Duncan 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.