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Schools in Havana Township · Havana Community Unit School District 126

Havana Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Havana Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Havana Township, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#398of 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
819 students on the public path
In brief

Havana Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1199 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Havana Township’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% 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

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Havana Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,698 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 5 the district’s path is Havana Jr High School, then Havana High School. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Havana Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #398 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1199)Better than 75%
Towns in Mason County (13)Better than 77%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 412 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Havana Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Havana Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (407 in math, 418 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4New Central Elem SchoolHavana Community Unit School District 126B−
5–8Havana Jr High SchoolHavana Community Unit School District 126C+
9–12Havana High SchoolHavana Community Unit School District 126B−

Havana Township’s public schools are run by Havana Community Unit School District 126, which also serves Bath, Bath, Havana and Kilbourne and others. Parts of Havana Township (7% of its land) are served by Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 instead. 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.

Havana Community Unit School District 126Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 819 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,698IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 418 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 407 students tested

Havana Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Havana TownshipBHavana Community Unit School District 126
Quiver—Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 PK–12 · Havana Community Unit School District 126 K–12
Kerton—Lewistown Community Unit School District 97
Isabel—Lewistown Community Unit School District 97
Waterford—Lewistown Community Unit School District 97
Sherman—Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
Bath—Havana Community Unit School District 126

2 of the 6 neighbors share Havana Community Unit School District 126 with Havana Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Havana Township

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 Havana Townshipby address
New Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Havana
B−
286 students12:1Rate it →
Havana Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Havana
C+
284 students14:1Rate it →
Havana High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Havana
B−
249 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Havana Township’s schools

Are Havana Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Havana Township children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #398 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Havana Township in?

Havana Community Unit School District 126, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 819 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Havana Township are served by Illini Central Community Unit School District 189.

Where do Havana Township kids go to high school?

Havana High School in Havana, with 249 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Havana Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Havana Community Unit School District 126 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Havana Township spend per student?

$16,698 in Havana Community Unit School District 126 (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.