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Schools in Laona Township · Hononegah Community High School District 207, Durand Community Unit School District 322

Laona Township’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 47% of Laona Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Laona 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.

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
47%
▲ 18 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Hononegah Community High School District 207
Students per teacher
14.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,323 students on the public path
In brief

Laona Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Hononegah Community High School District 207 spends $18,643 per student and Durand Community Unit School District 322 $27,218, 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 Laona Township’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (876)Better than 82%
Towns in Winnebago County (14)Better than 64%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 717 test results and a graduating class of 459 could put Laona Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Laona Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (726 in math, 709 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Durand Elem Schoolin DurandA
7–8Durand Jr High Schoolin DurandC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Laona Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Durand Community Unit School District 322). From grade 9, students attend the Hononegah Community High School District 207, shared with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Machesney Park, Owen, Rockton, Rockton, Roscoe, Roscoe, Shirland and South Beloit. Its school is in Durand. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Laona Township

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

Hononegah Community High School District 207Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,814 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,643IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Durand Community Unit School District 322Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 509 students, down 4% since 2021–22 · 10.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,218IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hononegah Community High School District 20751%
State average 29.9% · 460 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hononegah Community High School District 20746%
State average 25.8% · 478 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Durand Community Unit School District 32241%
State average 29.9% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, Durand Community Unit School District 32231%
State average 25.8% · 248 students tested

Laona Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Laona TownshipA−Durand Community Unit School District 322 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
Shirland—Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134 K–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
Rock GroveA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Dakota Community Unit School District 201 PK–12
DurandB+Durand Community Unit School District 322
Harrison—Durand Community Unit School District 322 PK–12 · Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Hononegah Community High School District 207 with Laona Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Avon, WI borders Laona Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Laona Township

4 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).

Also serving Laona Townshipin other towns
Durand Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Durand
A
281 students11:1Rate it →
Durand Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Durand
C+
58 students8:1Rate it →
Hononegah CHD High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockton
A
1,814 students16:1Rate it →
Durand High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Durand
A−
170 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Laona Township’s schools

Are Laona Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Laona Township children attend outscore 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Laona Township in?

Two districts: Durand Community Unit School District 322 runs grades PK–12, and Hononegah Community High School District 207 runs grades 9–12, shared with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Machesney Park, Owen, Rockton, Rockton, Roscoe, Roscoe, Shirland and South Beloit.

Where do Laona Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Hononegah CHD High School and Durand High School.

What is Laona Township’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Hononegah Community High School District 207 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Laona Township spend per student?

$18,643 in Hononegah Community High School District 207 and $27,218 in Durand Community Unit School District 322 (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.