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Schools in Hardin

Hardin’s public schools

Calhoun Community Unit School District 40 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hardin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 100% 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
24%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
507 students on the public path
In brief

Hardin’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hardin’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Calhoun High School places highest (better than 68%); Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High Sch lowest (59%). 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 Hardin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High SchCalhoun Community Unit School District 40B
9–12Calhoun High SchoolCalhoun Community Unit School District 40B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Calhoun Community Unit School District 40.

The district

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

Calhoun Community Unit School District 40Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 507 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,908IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.9% · 242 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 241 students tested

Hardin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hardin—Calhoun Community Unit School District 40
Woodville—Carrollton Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Hardin

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).

District schools in Hardinby address
Calhoun High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
171 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Hardinin other towns
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
336 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Norbert School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
56 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Hardin’s schools

Are Hardin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hardin. Calhoun Community Unit School District 40 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hardin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hardin in?

Calhoun Community Unit School District 40.

Where do Hardin kids go to high school?

Calhoun High School.

Are there private schools in Hardin?

Yes: St. Norbert School (grades K–8, 56 students).

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What Hardin 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). Stars are from neighbors.