Litchfield Community Unit School District 12
Serves Litchfield, North Litchfield Township, South Litchfield Township, Grisham Township, Zanesville Township, Walshville Township, Honey Point Township and Walshville, and parts of Hillsboro Township and Cahokia Township.
Litchfield’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Illinois school districts
What stands out about Litchfield Community Unit School District 12
- Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Spends 16% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 13.7% since 2020–21
- Debt of $24.9M, about $19,493 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 66% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Litchfield. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023Reported 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 13.7% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.