Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3
Serves Hillsboro Township, Hillsboro, East Fork Township, Lagrange Township, Witt Township, Irving Township, Fillmore Consolidated Township, Witt, Taylor Springs, Butler Grove Township, Coffeen, Grisham Township, Schram City, Irving, Panama, Butler and Donnellson, and parts of Nokomis Township, Shoal Creek Township and Rountree Township.
What stands out about Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3
- Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
- Spends 30% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.1% since 2020–21
- Debt of $21.8M, about $14,375 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 58% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hillsboro Township. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023Reported 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 6.1% since 2020–21.
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.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.