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Schools in Knox Township · Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Knox Township’s public schools outscore 64% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Knox Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 17% of students in Knox Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#342of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 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
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
3
917 students on the public path
In brief

Knox Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1425 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Knox Township’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; about 8 in 10 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 Knox Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,236 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 5 the district’s path is Knoxville Jr High School, then Knoxville Sr High School. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Knox Township’s grade

C Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 64% of Illinois school districts, #342 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1425)Better than 70%
Towns in Knox County (21)Better than 57%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 450 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Knox Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Knox Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (457 in math, 443 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mable Woolsey Elem SchoolKnoxville Community Unit School District 202B
5–8Knoxville Jr High SchoolKnoxville Community Unit School District 202C−
9–12Knoxville Sr High SchoolKnoxville Community Unit School District 202B+

Knox Township’s public schools are run by Knoxville Community Unit School District 202, which also serves East Galesburg, Haw Creek, Knoxville and Orange and others. Parts of Knox Township (6% of its land) are served by Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 instead. 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.

Knoxville Community Unit School District 202Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 917 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,236IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 29.9% · 443 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 457 students tested

Knox Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Knox TownshipBKnoxville Community Unit School District 202
Galesburg CityC−Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
GalesburgC−Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Galesburg Township—Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
PersiferB+Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 PK–12
Orange—Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
East Galesburg—Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
SpartaB+ROWVA Community Unit School District 208
KnoxvilleBKnoxville Community Unit School District 202
Copley—ROWVA Community Unit School District 208

4 of the 9 neighbors share Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 with Knox Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Knox 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 Knox Townshipby address
Mable Woolsey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Knoxville
B
383 students17:1Rate it →
Knoxville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Knoxville
C−
262 students14:1Rate it →
Knoxville Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Knoxville
B+
272 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Knox Township’s schools

Are Knox Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Knox Township children attend outscore 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #342 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Knox Township in?

Knoxville Community Unit School District 202, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 917 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Knox Township are served by Galesburg Community Unit School District 205.

Where do Knox Township kids go to high school?

Knoxville Sr High School in Knoxville, with 272 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Knox Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Knox Township spend per student?

$16,236 in Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 (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.