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Schools in Henderson

Henderson’s public schools

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 97% 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
20%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
2020–21
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,329 students on the public path
In brief

Henderson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Henderson’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Steele School places highest (better than 54%); King School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Henderson, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Galesburg Senior 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Henderson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–8Galesburg Jr High Schoolin GalesburgB−
9–12Galesburg Senior High Schoolin GalesburgB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Galesburg Community Unit School District 205.

The district

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

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,863 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,983IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 29.9% · 1907 students tested
Math13%
State average 25.8% · 1642 students tested

Henderson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Henderson—Galesburg Community Unit School District 205

Every school in Henderson

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).

Also serving Hendersonin other towns
Bright Futures Pre-K Prog
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Galesburg
176 students22:1Rate it →
Steele School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Galesburg
B−
542 students13:1Rate it →
King School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Galesburg
C
510 students14:1Rate it →
Silas Willard Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Galesburg
B−
425 students11:1Rate it →
Galesburg Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Galesburg
B−
518 students16:1Rate it →
Galesburg Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galesburg
B−
1,158 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Henderson’s schools

Are Henderson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Henderson. Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Henderson in?

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205.

Where do Henderson kids go to high school?

Galesburg Senior High School.

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What Henderson 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.