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Lawrence County Community Unit District 20

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, Denison Township, Bond Township, St. Francisville, Russell Township, Allison Township and Russellville, and parts of Honey Creek Township.

Lawrence Township’s School Grade D better than 13% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,061
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,403
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$10.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence County Community Unit District 20

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.4M, about $9,760 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DLawrence Township 6,190DLawrenceville 4,356DDenison Township 1,246Bond Township 535St. Francisville 522Russell Township 360Allison Township 253Russellville 91

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lawrence Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Parkside Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Parkview Jr High SchoolThis district
9–12Lawrenceville High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.8% · 589 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 29.9% · 557 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)65–69%
State average 87.6% · 100 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,403 per student · 19% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 60%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,173’20
1,109’21
1,054’22
1,040’23
1,061’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Parkside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrenceville
C+
528 students13:1
Parkview Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawrenceville
C+
235 students12:1
Lawrenceville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lawrenceville
C+
298 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10Bridgeport, Bridgeport Township, Lukin Township
$13,425per student
North Knox School CorporationBusseron Township, Washington Township
$12,522per student
Robinson Community Unit School District 2Montgomery Township, Robinson Township
$14,902per student
South Knox School CorporationVincennes Township
$12,505per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.