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Schools in Grover Township · Fairfield Community High School District 225, Fairfield Public School District 112

Grover Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Grover Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On-time graduation in Grover Township runs at 72%, below the Illinois average (88%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#400of 768 Illinois townsK–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
33%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 0 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Fairfield Public School District 112
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,265 students on the public path
In brief

Grover Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 360 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grover Township’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 25% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Fairfield Community High School District 225 spends $15,340 per student and Fairfield Public School District 112 $15,773, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Fairfield Comm 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 Grover Township’s grade

B Test scoresD− Graduation

B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (360)Better than 79%
Towns in Wayne County (20)Better than 55%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 578 test results and a graduating class of 120 could put Grover Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Grover Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (590 in math, 564 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
9–12Fairfield Comm High SchoolFairfield Community High School District 225C+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Grover Township

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

Fairfield Community High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 444 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,340IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Fairfield Public School District 112Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 617 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,773IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 204 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,876IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22522%
State average 29.9% · 93 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22512%
State average 25.8% · 98 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Fairfield Public School District 11226%
State average 29.9% · 354 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fairfield Public School District 11220%
State average 25.8% · 386 students tested
Reading · K–8, New Hope Community Consolidated School District 662%
State average 29.9% · 117 students tested
Math · K–8, New Hope Community Consolidated School District 657%
State average 25.8% · 106 students tested

Grover Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grover TownshipBFairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Barnhill—New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
JasperBJasper Community Consolidated School District 17 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Leech—Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8

All 3 neighbors share Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Grover Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Grover 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 Grover Townshipby address
Center Street Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Fairfield
B−
296 students12:1Rate it →
Fairfield Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfield
C+
444 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Grover Townshipin other towns
North Side Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Fairfield
B+
321 students14:1Rate it →
New Hope Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fairfield
A+
204 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Grover Township’s schools

Are Grover Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Grover Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grover Township in?

Fairfield Community High School District 225, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 444 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Grover Township kids go to high school?

Fairfield Comm High School in Fairfield, with 444 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Grover Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Grover Township spend per student?

$15,340 in Fairfield Community High School District 225, $15,773 in Fairfield Public School District 112 and $12,876 in New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 (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.