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Schools in Jasper Township · Fairfield Community High School District 225, Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17

Jasper Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jasper Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Jasper Township’s district is 72%, below the Illinois average (88%). 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
33%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Fairfield Community High School District 225
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
614 students on the public path
In brief

Jasper Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1392 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jasper Township’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Jasper Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Jasper Elem School (K–8) is Jasper Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield, Golden Gate, Grover, Jeffersonville, Lamard, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals: Fairfield Comm High School in Fairfield. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 28% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Fairfield Community High School District 225 spends $15,340 per student and Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17 $14,758, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Jasper Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresD− Graduation

B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1392)Better than 70%
Towns in Wayne County (20)Better than 50%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 214 test results and a graduating class of 120 could put Jasper Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Jasper Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (216 in math, 211 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Jasper Elem SchoolJasper Community Consolidated School District 17A
9–12Fairfield Comm High Schoolin FairfieldC+

Jasper Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17). From grade 9, students attend the Fairfield Community High School District 225, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield, Golden Gate, Grover, Jeffersonville, Lamard, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals. Its high school is in Fairfield. Parts of Jasper Township (11%, 5% and 4% of its land) are served by Geff Community Consolidated School District 14, North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 and Fairfield Public School District 112 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Jasper Township

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

Fairfield Community High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 444 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,340IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 170 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,758IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22522%
State average 29.9% · 93 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22512%
State average 25.8% · 98 students tested
Reading · K–8, Jasper Community Consolidated School District 1742%
State average 29.9% · 118 students tested
Math · K–8, Jasper Community Consolidated School District 1742%
State average 25.8% · 118 students tested

Jasper Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jasper TownshipBJasper Community Consolidated School District 17 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
GroverBFairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Massilon—North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Elm River—North Wayne Community Unit School District 200
LamardC−Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Jasper Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Jasper Township

3 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 Jasper Townshipby address
Jasper Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fairfield
A
170 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Jasper Townshipin other towns
Fairfield Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfield
C+
444 students15:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Jasper Townshiprun by other districts or the state
North Side Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Fairfield
B+
321 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Jasper Township’s schools

Are Jasper Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Jasper Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jasper Township in?

Two districts: Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17 runs grades K–8, and Fairfield Community High School District 225 runs grades 9–12, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield, Golden Gate, Grover, Jeffersonville, Lamard, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals.

Where do Jasper Township kids go to high school?

Fairfield Comm High School in Fairfield, with 444 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Jasper Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Jasper Township spend per student?

$15,340 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 and $14,758 in Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17 (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.