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Schools in Fayetteville Township · Freeburg Community High School District 77, St. Libory Consolidated School District 30

Fayetteville Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Illinois districts

50% of students in Fayetteville Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Fayetteville 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.

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
50%
▲ 20 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Freeburg Community High School District 77
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
918 students on the public path
In brief

Fayetteville Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 31% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Freeburg Community High School District 77 spends $16,047 per student and St. Libory Consolidated School District 30 $16,557, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Fayetteville Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1066)Better than 81%
Towns in St. Clair County (21)Better than 62%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 439 test results and a graduating class of 161 could put Fayetteville Township anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Fayetteville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (444 in math, 433 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8St Libory Elem SchoolSt. Libory Consolidated School District 30A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Parts of Fayetteville Township (16%, 12% and 7% of its land) are served by Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70, Marissa Community Unit School District 40 and Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Fayetteville Township

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

Freeburg Community High School District 77Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 689 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,047IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
St. Libory Consolidated School District 30Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 65 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,557IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
New Athens Community Unit School District 60Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 488 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,719IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7747%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Math · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7727%
State average 25.8% · 179 students tested
Reading · K–8, St. Libory Consolidated School District 3034%
State average 29.9% · 33 students tested
Math · K–8, St. Libory Consolidated School District 3034%
State average 25.8% · 39 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New Athens Community Unit School District 6054%
State average 29.9% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Athens Community Unit School District 6033%
State average 25.8% · 226 students tested

Fayetteville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fayetteville TownshipA−New Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · St. Libory Consolidated School District 30 K–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
Engelmann—Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
MarissaCMarissa Community Unit School District 40
New AthensANew Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Freeburg Community High School District 77 with Fayetteville Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville Townshipby address
St Libory Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Libory
A−
65 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Fayetteville Townshipin other towns
Freeburg Community High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeburg
B+
689 students15:1Rate it →
New Athens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Athens
C
164 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Fayetteville Township’s schools

Are Fayetteville Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fayetteville Township children attend outscore 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fayetteville Township in?

Freeburg Community High School District 77, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 689 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fayetteville Township are served by Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70, Marissa Community Unit School District 40 and Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19.

Where do Fayetteville Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Freeburg Community High Sch and New Athens High School.

What is Fayetteville Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Freeburg Community High School District 77 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Fayetteville Township spend per student?

$16,047 in Freeburg Community High School District 77, $16,557 in St. Libory Consolidated School District 30 and $14,719 in New Athens Community Unit School District 60 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.