Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0Erie’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts
35% of students in Erie’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Erie, 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.
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.
Erie’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1415 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Erie’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.
What’s behind Erie’s grade
B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Erie, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Erie
Erie Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 242 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Erie
Erie High School
Grades 9–12 · 190 students · 9:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Erie
Erie High School
Grades 9–12 · 190 students · 9:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Erie
Erie High School
Grades 9–12 · 190 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Erie’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.
Above the state in reading
Erie vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Erie’s borders.
Every school in Erie
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).
Questions about Erie’s schools
Are Erie’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Erie 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 in?
Erie Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 603 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Erie kids go to high school?
Erie High School, with 190 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Erie’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 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.
Parents talk
What Erie families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Erie → They have their own page.
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.