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Schools in Kinmundy Township · South Central Community Unit School District 401

Kinmundy Township’s public schools score below 68% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Kinmundy Township, 12% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kinmundy Township, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
592 students on the public path
In brief

Kinmundy Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1198 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kinmundy Township’s, its schools beat 39%, higher than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Kinmundy Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,719 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is South Central Middle School, then South Central High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Kinmundy Township’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 32% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1198)Better than 39%
Towns in Marion County (17)Better than 35%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 316 test results and a graduating class of 54 could put Kinmundy Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Kinmundy Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (324 in math, 309 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5South Central Elementary-KinmundySouth Central Community Unit School District 401C
6–8South Central Middle SchoolSouth Central Community Unit School District 401C+
9–12South Central High Schoolin FarinaC+

Kinmundy Township’s public schools are run by South Central Community Unit School District 401, which also serves Alma, Alma, Farina and Foster and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

South Central Community Unit School District 401Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 592 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,719IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.9% · 309 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 324 students tested

Kinmundy Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kinmundy TownshipCSouth Central Community Unit School District 401
Meacham—South Central Community Unit School District 401
Foster—South Central Community Unit School District 401 PK–12 · Patoka Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
Lone Grove—South Central Community Unit School District 401
Alma—South Central Community Unit School District 401 PK–12 · Salem School District 111 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12

All 4 neighbors share South Central Community Unit School District 401 with Kinmundy Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Kinmundy 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 Kinmundy Townshipby address
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kinmundy
C
269 students12:1Rate it →
South Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kinmundy
C+
140 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Kinmundy Townshipin other towns
South Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farina
C+
183 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Kinmundy Township’s schools

Are Kinmundy Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kinmundy Township children attend score below 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kinmundy Township in?

South Central Community Unit School District 401, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 592 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Kinmundy Township kids go to high school?

South Central High School in Farina, with 183 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Kinmundy Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in South Central Community Unit School District 401 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Kinmundy Township spend per student?

$15,719 in South Central Community Unit School District 401 (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.