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Herrin Community Unit School District 4

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Herrin, Energy, Hurst, Freeman Spur, Bush and Colp, and parts of Carterville and De Soto Township.

Herrin’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,320
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,164
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$24.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Herrin Community Unit School District 4

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Illinois districts
  • Spends 34% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $24.1M, about $10,366 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Herrin 12,268Energy 960Hurst 751Freeman Spur 272Bush 236Colp 175

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Herrin. Grade by grade →

PK–1North Side Primary CenterThis district
2–5Herrin C U S D 4 Elem SchoolThis district
6–8Herrin Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Herrin High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.8% · 1,010 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 29.9% · 1,140 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.6% · 158 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,164 per student · 34% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 61%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,343’20
2,361’21
2,355’22
2,358’23
2,320’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 11%Black 5%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

North Side Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Herrin
433 students12:1
Herrin C U S D 4 Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Herrin
B−
712 students14:1
Herrin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Herrin
B
513 students13:1
Herrin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Herrin
B
662 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Carterville Community Unit School District 5Cambria, Crainville
$11,128per student
Elverado Community Unit School District 196Elk Township, Somerset Township
$18,144per student
Carbondale Community High School District 165Carbondale Township
$22,399per student
Carbondale Elementary School District 95Carbondale Township
$19,629per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.