Jonathan Creek Township’s public schools outscore 63% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jonathan Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Jonathan Creek Township’s districts is 22%, below 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.
Jonathan Creek Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1029 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jonathan Creek Township’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Jonathan Creek Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Arthur Community Unit School District 305 spends $18,458 per student and Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 $12,363, 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 Jonathan Creek Township’s grade
B: better than 63% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jonathan Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Jonathan Creek Township · depends on your address
Sullivan High School
Grades 9–12 · 317 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
10th grade in Jonathan Creek Township · depends on your address
Sullivan High School
Grades 9–12 · 317 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
11th grade in Jonathan Creek Township · depends on your address
Sullivan High School
Grades 9–12 · 317 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
12th grade in Jonathan Creek Township · depends on your address
Sullivan High School
Grades 9–12 · 317 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Grades 9–12 · 310 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Arthur
Jonathan Creek Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Arthur Community Unit School District 305). From grade PK, students attend the Sullivan Community Unit School District 300, shared with Allenville, East Nelson, Sullivan, Sullivan and Whitley. Its school is in Sullivan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Jonathan Creek Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Jonathan Creek Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Jonathan Creek Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Creek Township | B | Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 |
| East Nelson | B− | Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 |
| Sullivan | B− | Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 |
| Lovington | B+ | Arthur Community Unit School District 305 |
| Lowe | B+ | Arthur Community Unit School District 305 |
| North Okaw | — | Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Arthur Community Unit School District 305 with Jonathan Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Jonathan Creek Township
6 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 Jonathan Creek Township’s schools
Are Jonathan Creek Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Jonathan Creek Township children attend outscore 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Jonathan Creek Township in?
Two districts: Arthur Community Unit School District 305 runs grades PK–12, and Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 runs grades PK–12, shared with Allenville, East Nelson, Sullivan, Sullivan and Whitley.
Where do Jonathan Creek Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sullivan High School and Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond.
What is Jonathan Creek Township’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Jonathan Creek Township spend per student?
$18,458 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 and $12,363 in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Jonathan Creek 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.