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Village of Mill Shoals U.S. Post Office Mural, Painted in 1970Photo: Editor1229 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Mill Shoals Township

Mill Shoals Township’s public schools

Fairfield Community High School District 225, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 and New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mill Shoals Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% 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
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,259 students on the public path
In brief

Mill Shoals Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mill Shoals Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. New Hope Elem School places highest (better than 96%); Norris City-Omaha-Enfield H S lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mill Shoals Township, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Fairfield Comm High School and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield H S. 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 Mill Shoals Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfield Community High School District 225.

Three districts serve Mill Shoals Township

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

Fairfield Community High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 444 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,340IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 611 students · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,687IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 204 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,876IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22522%
State average 29.9% · 93 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22512%
State average 25.8% · 98 students tested
Reading · K–12, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 315%
State average 29.9% · 368 students tested
Math · K–12, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 311%
State average 25.8% · 336 students tested
Reading · K–8, New Hope Community Consolidated School District 662%
State average 29.9% · 117 students tested
Math · K–8, New Hope Community Consolidated School District 657%
State average 25.8% · 106 students tested

Mill Shoals Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mill Shoals Township—Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 K–12 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Barnhill—New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Crouch—Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
Burnt Prairie—Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
Beaver Creek—Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
EnfieldC−Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3
Crook—Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 K–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Mill Shoals Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mill Shoals 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 Mill Shoals Townshipin other towns
Norris City-Omaha Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Norris City
C
416 students14:1Rate it →
New Hope Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fairfield
A+
204 students16:1Rate it →
Fairfield Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfield
C+
444 students15:1Rate it →
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Norris City
D
195 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mill Shoals Township’s schools

Are Mill Shoals Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mill Shoals Township. Fairfield Community High School District 225, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 and New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mill Shoals Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mill Shoals Township in?

Fairfield Community High School District 225, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 and New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6.

Where do Mill Shoals Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Fairfield Comm High School and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield H S.

Parents talk

What Mill Shoals 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.