Garrett Township’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Garrett Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 20% of Garrett Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). 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.
Garrett Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1490 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garrett Township’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 20% across both 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
Arthur Community Unit School District 305 spends $18,458 per student and Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 $16,373, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Garrett Township’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garrett Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Garrett Township · depends on your address
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
Tuscola High School
Grades 9–12 · 299 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tuscola
10th grade in Garrett Township · depends on your address
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
Tuscola High School
Grades 9–12 · 299 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tuscola
11th grade in Garrett Township · depends on your address
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
Tuscola High School
Grades 9–12 · 299 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tuscola
12th grade in Garrett Township · depends on your address
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
Tuscola High School
Grades 9–12 · 299 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tuscola
Garrett Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Arthur Community Unit School District 305). From grade PK, students attend the Tuscola Community Unit School District 301, shared with Tuscola and Tuscola. Its school is in Tuscola. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Garrett Township
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
Garrett Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Garrett Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Township | B+ | Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 PK–12 |
| Tuscola | — | Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 |
| Bourbon | B+ | Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 PK–12 |
| Unity | B+ | Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Bement Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Sadorus | — | Tolono Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · Bement Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Lowe | B+ | Arthur Community Unit School District 305 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Arthur Community Unit School District 305 with Garrett Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Garrett Township
6 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 Garrett Township’s schools
Are Garrett Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Garrett Township children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Garrett Township in?
Two districts: Arthur Community Unit School District 305 runs grades PK–12, and Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 runs grades PK–12, shared with Tuscola and Tuscola.
Where do Garrett Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and Tuscola High School.
What is Garrett Township’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Garrett Township spend per student?
$18,458 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 and $16,373 in Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Garrett Township families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.