Photo: Maliwhite10 · CC BY-SA 3.0Havana’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Havana, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 17% of students in Havana’s public schools 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.
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.
Havana’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 313 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Havana’s, its schools beat 80%, 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’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.
What’s behind Havana’s grade
B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. 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 Havana, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Havana
New Central Elem School
Grades K–4 · 286 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Havana
Havana Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Havana
Havana Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Havana
Havana Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Havana
Havana Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Havana
Havana High School
Grades 9–12 · 249 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Havana
Havana High School
Grades 9–12 · 249 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Havana
Havana High School
Grades 9–12 · 249 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Havana
Havana High School
Grades 9–12 · 249 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Havana’s public schools are run by Havana Community Unit School District 126, which also serves Bath, Bath, Havana and Kilbourne 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.
Below the state in reading
Havana vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Havana’s borders.
Every school in Havana
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).
Questions about Havana’s schools
Are Havana’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Havana children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Havana in?
Havana Community Unit School District 126, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 819 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Havana kids go to high school?
Havana High School, with 249 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Havana’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 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.
Parents talk
What Havana families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Havana → They have their own page.
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.