Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5Hensley Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hensley Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Hensley Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above 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.
Hensley Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 911 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hensley Township’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 28% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Champaign Community Unit School District 4 spends $21,532 per student and Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 $10,620, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Hensley Township’s grade
B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hensley Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Hensley Township · depends on your address
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,666 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mahomet
10th grade in Hensley Township · depends on your address
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,666 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mahomet
11th grade in Hensley Township · depends on your address
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,666 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mahomet
12th grade in Hensley Township · depends on your address
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,666 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Champaign
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mahomet
Hensley Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Champaign Community Unit School District 4). From grade PK, students attend the Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3, shared with Champaign, Mahomet, Mahomet, Newcomb and Scott. Its elementary school is in Mahomet. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hensley Township
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
Hensley Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hensley Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hensley Township | B− | Champaign Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 |
| Champaign City | C | Champaign Community Unit School District 4 |
| Champaign | C | Champaign Community Unit School District 4 |
| Mahomet | A− | Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 |
| Somer | — | Urbana School District 116 PK–12 · Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Champaign Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 |
| Champaign Township | B− | Champaign Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 |
| Condit | — | Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12 · Rantoul Township High School District 193 9–12 |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Champaign Community Unit School District 4 with Hensley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hensley Township
20 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 Hensley Township’s schools
Are Hensley Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Hensley Township children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hensley Township in?
Two districts: Champaign Community Unit School District 4 runs grades PK–12, and Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, shared with Champaign, Mahomet, Mahomet, Newcomb and Scott.
Where do Hensley Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Central High School, Centennial High School and Mahomet-Seymour High School.
What is Hensley Township’s graduation rate?
80% of the class of 2023 in Champaign Community Unit School District 4 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Hensley Township spend per student?
$21,532 in Champaign Community Unit School District 4 and $10,620 in Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hensley Township 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.