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Schools in Erie Township · Erie Community Unit School District 1

Erie Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 35% of Erie Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Erie 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.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–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
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.4K
▲ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
603 students on the public path
In brief

Erie Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1425 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Erie Township’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 35% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,420 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Erie Middle School, then Erie High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Erie Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1425)Better than 65%
Towns in Whiteside County (22)Better than 68%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 304 test results and a graduating class of 37 could put Erie Township anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Erie Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (312 in math, 296 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Erie Elem SchoolErie Community Unit School District 1B+
5–8Erie Middle SchoolErie Community Unit School District 1A−
9–12Erie High SchoolErie Community Unit School District 1B+

Erie Township’s public schools are run by Erie Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Albany, Cordova, Erie and Fenton and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Erie Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 603 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,420IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 296 students tested
Math35%
State average 25.8% · 312 students tested

Erie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Erie TownshipBErie Community Unit School District 1
Portland—Erie Community Unit School District 1
Canoe Creek—Riverdale Community Unit School District 100
Fenton—Erie Community Unit School District 1
CoeA−Riverdale Community Unit School District 100

2 of the 4 neighbors share Erie Community Unit School District 1 with Erie Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Erie Township

3 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 Erie Townshipby address
Erie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Erie
B+
242 students11:1Rate it →
Erie Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Erie
A−
171 students9:1Rate it →
Erie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Erie
B+
190 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Erie Township’s schools

Are Erie Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Erie Township children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Erie Township in?

Erie Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 603 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Erie Township kids go to high school?

Erie High School in Erie, with 190 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Erie Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Erie Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Erie Township spend per student?

$25,420 in Erie Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Erie 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.