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Schools in Ferris

Ferris’s public schools

Illini West High School District 307 and Carthage Elementary School District 317 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ferris. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carthage Elementary School District 317
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
754 students on the public path
In brief

Ferris’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ferris’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carthage Middle School places highest (better than 65%); Carthage Primary School lowest (48%). 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 Ferris, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Carthage Primary Schoolin CarthageB−
5–8Carthage Middle Schoolin CarthageB+
9–12Illini West High Schoolin CarthageB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Illini West High School District 307.

Two districts serve Ferris

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

Illini West High School District 307Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 349 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,108IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Carthage Elementary School District 317Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 405 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,730IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30722%
State average 29.9% · 72 students tested
Math · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30717%
State average 25.8% · 72 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Carthage Elementary School District 31734%
State average 29.9% · 254 students tested
Math · PK–8, Carthage Elementary School District 31717%
State average 25.8% · 253 students tested

Ferris vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ferris—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12

Every school in Ferris

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).

Also serving Ferrisin other towns
Carthage Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carthage
B−
238 students14:1Rate it →
Carthage Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carthage
B+
167 students14:1Rate it →
Illini West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carthage
B−
349 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Ferris’s schools

Are Ferris’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ferris. Illini West High School District 307 and Carthage Elementary School District 317 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ferris. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Ferris in?

Illini West High School District 307 and Carthage Elementary School District 317.

Where do Ferris kids go to high school?

Illini West High 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.