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Schools in Fisher · Fisher Community Unit School District 1

Fisher’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Fisher, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 25% of students in Fisher’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Illinois average (30%). 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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
610 students on the public path
In brief

Fisher’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1140 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fisher’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 25% and math 27% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,206 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Fisher Jr/Sr High School. 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 Fisher’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1140)Better than 40%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 306 test results could put Fisher anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Fisher’s students in the tested grades sat them (296 in math, 315 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Fisher Grade SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1B+
7–12Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1B+

Fisher’s public schools are run by Fisher Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Brown, Condit, East Bend and Newcomb. 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.

Fisher Community Unit School District 1Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 610 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,206IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 29.9% · 315 students tested
Math27%
State average 25.8% · 296 students tested

Fisher vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FisherB−Fisher Community Unit School District 1
East Bend—Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12 · Rantoul Township High School District 193 9–12
BrownB+Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12

All 2 neighbors share Fisher Community Unit School District 1 with Fisher, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Fisher

2 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 Fisherin other towns
Fisher Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
326 students14:1Rate it →
Fisher Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
284 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Fisher’s schools

Are Fisher’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Fisher children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fisher in?

Fisher Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 610 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Fisher spend per student?

$14,206 in Fisher Community Unit School District 1 (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.