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Schools in Hennepin Township · Putnam County Community Unit School District 535

Hennepin Township’s public schools score below 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

15% of students in Hennepin Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hennepin Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
30%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 5% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
773 students on the public path
In brief

Hennepin Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1303 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hennepin Township’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 15% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,469 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Putnam County Elem School, then Putnam County Jr High School, then Putnam County 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 Hennepin Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1303)Better than 43%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 366 test results and a graduating class of 74 could put Hennepin Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Hennepin Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (355 in math, 377 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Putnam Co Primary Schin GranvilleNo scores
3–5Putnam County Elem SchoolPutnam County Community Unit School District 535C+
6–8Putnam County Jr High Schoolin Mc NabbC
9–12Putnam County High Schoolin GranvilleB+

Hennepin Township’s public schools are run by Putnam County Community Unit School District 535, which also serves Granville, Granville, Hennepin and Magnolia 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.

Putnam County Community Unit School District 535Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 773 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,469IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 29.9% · 377 students tested
Math15%
State average 25.8% · 355 students tested

Hennepin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hennepin TownshipB−Putnam County Community Unit School District 535
Senachwine—Henry-Senachwine Consolidated Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Leepertown—Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
Hennepin (village)—Putnam County Community Unit School District 535
GranvilleB−Putnam County Community Unit School District 535
MagnoliaB−Putnam County Community Unit School District 535
Henry—Henry-Senachwine Consolidated Unit School District 5

3 of the 6 neighbors share Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 with Hennepin Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hennepin 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 Hennepin Townshipby address
Putnam County Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hennepin
C+
158 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Hennepin Townshipin other towns
Putnam Co Primary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Granville
208 students13:1Rate it →
Putnam County Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mc Nabb
C
162 students10:1Rate it →
Putnam County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Granville
B+
245 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Hennepin Township’s schools

Are Hennepin Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hennepin Township children attend score below 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hennepin Township in?

Putnam County Community Unit School District 535, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 773 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hennepin Township kids go to high school?

Putnam County High School in Granville, with 245 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Hennepin Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Hennepin Township spend per student?

$20,469 in Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 (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.