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Schools in Galatia Township · Galatia Community Unit School District 1

Galatia Township’s public schools score below 81% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Galatia Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Galatia 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 D− to BK–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
28%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
382 students on the public path
In brief

Galatia Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 643 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Galatia Township’s, its schools beat 24%, higher than their 19% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Galatia Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,233 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 6 the district’s path is Galatia Jr High, then Galatia High School. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Galatia Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 19% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 19%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (643)Better than 24%
Towns in Saline County (13)Better than 15%
D−BA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 203 test results and a graduating class of 43 could put Galatia Township anywhere from D− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Galatia Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (199 in math, 207 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Galatia Elem SchoolGalatia Community Unit School District 1C+
6–8Galatia Jr HighGalatia Community Unit School District 1B+
9–12Galatia High SchoolGalatia Community Unit School District 1C−

Galatia Township’s public schools are run by Galatia Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Brushy, Galatia, Long Branch and Raleigh 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.

Galatia Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 382 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,233IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 29.9% · 207 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 199 students tested

Galatia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Galatia TownshipC−Galatia Community Unit School District 1
Brushy—Galatia Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
RaleighCEldorado Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Galatia Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Tate—Galatia Community Unit School District 1

All 3 neighbors share Galatia Community Unit School District 1 with Galatia Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Galatia Township

4 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 Galatia Townshipby address
Galatia Grade School Annex
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Galatia
19 students10:1Rate it →
Galatia Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Galatia
C+
152 students10:1Rate it →
Galatia Jr High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Galatia
B+
96 students15:1Rate it →
Galatia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galatia
C−
115 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Galatia Township’s schools

Are Galatia Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Galatia Township children attend score below 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Galatia Township in?

Galatia Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 382 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Galatia Township kids go to high school?

Galatia High School in Galatia, with 115 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Galatia Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Galatia Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Galatia Township spend per student?

$14,233 in Galatia 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.