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Schools in Milks Grove Township

Milks Grove Township’s public schools

Central Community Unit School District 4 and Herscher Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Milks Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,214 students on the public path
In brief

Milks Grove Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Milks Grove Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Chebanse Elem School places highest (better than 70%); Central High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Milks Grove Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Herscher High School and Central High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Milks Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central Community Unit School District 4.

Two districts serve Milks Grove Township

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

Central Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 968 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,874IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Herscher Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,686 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,611IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Central Community Unit School District 426%
State average 29.9% · 501 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Community Unit School District 420%
State average 25.8% · 495 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Herscher Community Unit School District 234%
State average 29.9% · 859 students tested
Math · PK–12, Herscher Community Unit School District 232%
State average 25.8% · 846 students tested

Milks Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Milks Grove Township—Central Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Herscher Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
AshkumBCentral Community Unit School District 4
ChebanseBCentral Community Unit School District 4
PilotB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Rogers—Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J

2 of the 4 neighbors share Central Community Unit School District 4 with Milks Grove Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Milks Grove Township

6 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 Milks Grove Townshipin other towns
Bonfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bonfield
285 students17:1Rate it →
Chebanse Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chebanse
B+
343 students14:1Rate it →
Limestone Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kankakee
B
468 students13:1Rate it →
John L Nash Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Clifton
B−
278 students11:1Rate it →
Herscher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Herscher
B+
542 students15:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clifton
C
298 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Milks Grove Township’s schools

Are Milks Grove Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Milks Grove Township. Central Community Unit School District 4 and Herscher Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Milks Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Milks Grove Township in?

Central Community Unit School District 4 and Herscher Community Unit School District 2.

Where do Milks Grove Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Herscher High School and Central High School.

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What Milks Grove Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.