Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Neoga Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−
Schools in Neoga Township · Neoga Community Unit School District 3

Neoga Township’s public schools score below 85% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Neoga Township’s districts is 11%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Neoga Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#691of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
11%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
521 students on the public path
In brief

Neoga Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1319 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Neoga Township’s, its schools beat 6%, lower than their 15% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,640 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Neoga Jr/Sr 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Neoga Township’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 15% of Illinois school districts, #691 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 15%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1319)Better than 6%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 249 test results could put Neoga Township anywhere from D to C−.

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Neoga Elementary SchoolNeoga Community Unit School District 3C
6–12Neoga Jr/Sr High SchoolNeoga Community Unit School District 3B−

Neoga Township’s public schools are run by Neoga Community Unit School District 3, which also serves Big Spring, Neoga, Paradise and Sigel and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Neoga Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 521 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,640IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading11%
State average 29.9% · 246 students tested
Math15%
State average 25.8% · 252 students tested

Neoga Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Neoga TownshipC−Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Paradise—Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Cottonwood—Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
SumpterBCumberland Community Unit School District 77
Spring PointA−Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 PK–12 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
Ash Grove—Windsor Community Unit School District 1
Big Spring—Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12
Pleasant GroveC−Charleston Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Neoga Community Unit School District 3 with Neoga Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Neoga Township

2 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).

District schools in Neoga Townshipby address
Neoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neoga
C
241 students13:1Rate it →
Neoga Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Neoga
B−
280 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Neoga Early Childhood Center).

Questions about Neoga Township’s schools

Are Neoga Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Neoga Township children attend score below 85% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #691 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Neoga Township in?

Neoga Community Unit School District 3, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 521 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Neoga Township spend per student?

$13,640 in Neoga Community Unit School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Neoga Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Neoga Township → They have their own page.

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.