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Schools in Jonesboro · Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81, Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43

Jonesboro’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

38% of students in Jonesboro’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jonesboro, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 2022, 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. Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 has no newer results, so its figures are from 2020–21.

Reading proficiency
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▼ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
814 students on the public path
In brief

Jonesboro’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1211 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jonesboro’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Jonesboro runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Jonesboro Elem School (PK–8) is Jonesboro’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 with Anna and Mill Creek: Anna-Jonesboro High School in Anna. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 12% across both districts in spring 2022, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 spends $17,998 per student and Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43 $15,889, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Jonesboro’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1211)Better than 95%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 347 test results and a graduating class of 125 could put Jonesboro anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when nearly all of Jonesboro’s students in the tested grades sat them (130 in math, 342 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Jonesboro Elem SchoolJonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43B−
9–12Anna-Jonesboro High Schoolin AnnaC+

Jonesboro runs its own schools through grade 8 (Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43). From grade 9, students attend the Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81, shared with Anna and Mill Creek. Its high school is in Anna. Parts of Jonesboro (5% of its land) are served by Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Jonesboro

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

Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 476 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,998IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 338 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,889IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 8117%
State average 29.9% · 120 students tested
Math · 9–12, Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 8112%
State average 25.8% · 130 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 4349%
State average 29.9% · 222 students tested

Jonesboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JonesboroA−Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43 PK–8 · Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 9–12
AnnaC+Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 PK–8 · Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 9–12

Every school in Jonesboro

2 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 Jonesboroby address
Jonesboro Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
338 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Jonesboroin other towns
Anna-Jonesboro High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Anna
C+
476 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Tcse-Jonesboro Grade SCH).

Questions about Jonesboro’s schools

Are Jonesboro’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Jonesboro children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jonesboro in?

Two districts: Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43 runs grades PK–8, and Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 runs grades 9–12, shared with Anna and Mill Creek.

Where do Jonesboro kids go to high school?

Anna-Jonesboro High School in Anna, with 476 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Jonesboro’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Jonesboro spend per student?

$17,998 in Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 and $15,889 in Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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.