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Schools in Energy

Energy’s public schools

Herrin Community Unit School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Energy. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 93% 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
33%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,320 students on the public path
In brief

Energy’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Energy’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Herrin High School places highest (better than 60%); Herrin C U S D 4 Elem School lowest (52%). 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 Energy, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1North Side Primary Centerin HerrinNo scores
2–5Herrin C U S D 4 Elem Schoolin HerrinB−
6–8Herrin Middle Schoolin HerrinB
9–12Herrin High Schoolin HerrinB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Herrin Community Unit School District 4.

The district

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

Herrin Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,320 students · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,164IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 29.9% · 1140 students tested
Math22%
State average 25.8% · 1010 students tested

Energy vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Energy—Herrin Community Unit School District 4
HerrinB+Herrin Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Energy

5 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 Energyin other towns
North Side Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Herrin
433 students12:1Rate it →
Herrin C U S D 4 Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Herrin
B−
712 students14:1Rate it →
Herrin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Herrin
B
513 students13:1Rate it →
Herrin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Herrin
B
662 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Unity Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
185 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Energy’s schools

Are Energy’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Energy. Herrin Community Unit School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Energy. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Energy in?

Herrin Community Unit School District 4.

Where do Energy kids go to high school?

Herrin High School.

Are there private schools in Energy?

Yes: Unity Christian School (grades PK–8, 185 students).

Parents talk

What Energy 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.