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Schools in Edgar Township

Edgar Township’s public schools

Edgar County Community Unit District 6 and Paris Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Edgar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 123% 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
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.1K
▼ 53% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Paris Community Unit School District 4
Students per teacher
11.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
889 students on the public path
In brief

Edgar Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Edgar Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Crestwood Jr High School places highest (better than 83%); Chrisman High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Edgar Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Paris Cooperative High School 4 and Chrisman 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 Edgar Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Edgar County Community Unit District 6.

Two districts serve Edgar Township

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

Edgar County Community Unit District 6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 267 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,248IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Paris Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 622 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,056IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Edgar County Community Unit District 627%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edgar County Community Unit District 617%
State average 25.8% · 153 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Paris Community Unit School District 438%
State average 29.9% · 316 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paris Community Unit School District 432%
State average 25.8% · 307 students tested

Edgar Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Edgar Township—Edgar County Community Unit District 6 PK–12 · Paris Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Shiloh—Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
Paris—Paris Community Unit School District 4
Hunter—Paris Community Unit School District 4
Brouilletts Creek—Edgar County Community Unit District 6
Prairie—Edgar County Community Unit District 6 PK–12 · Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Paris Community Unit School District 4 with Edgar Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Edgar 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 Edgar Townshipin other towns
Crestwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paris
B+
309 students13:1Rate it →
Chrisman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chrisman
C+
120 students10:1Rate it →
Crestwood Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paris
A−
134 students15:1Rate it →
Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chrisman
B−
54 students8:1Rate it →
Paris Cooperative High School 4
High · Grades 9–12 · Paris
B−
179 studentsRate it →
Chrisman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chrisman
C−
93 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Edgar Township’s schools

Are Edgar Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Edgar Township. Edgar County Community Unit District 6 and Paris Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Edgar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Edgar Township in?

Edgar County Community Unit District 6 and Paris Community Unit School District 4.

Where do Edgar Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Paris Cooperative High School 4 and Chrisman High School.

Parents talk

What Edgar 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.