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Schools in Newcomb Township · Fisher Community Unit School District 1, Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3

Newcomb Township’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

In Newcomb Township, 37% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Newcomb Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.6K
▼ 51% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
15.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
610 students on the public path
In brief

Newcomb Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Fisher Community Unit School District 1 spends $14,206 per student and Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 $10,620, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Newcomb Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (899)Better than 77%
Towns in Champaign County (30)Better than 80%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,795 test results and a graduating class of 259 could put Newcomb Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Newcomb Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,537 in math, 2,052 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Fisher Grade SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1B+
7–12Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolFisher Community Unit School District 1B+

Newcomb Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3). From grade K, students attend the Fisher Community Unit School District 1, shared with Brown, Condit, East Bend and Fisher. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Newcomb Township

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

Fisher Community Unit School District 1Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 610 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,206IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 3,468 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,620IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Fisher Community Unit School District 125%
State average 29.9% · 315 students tested
Math · K–12, Fisher Community Unit School District 127%
State average 25.8% · 296 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 338%
State average 29.9% · 1737 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 340%
State average 25.8% · 1241 students tested

Newcomb Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newcomb TownshipA−Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12
Condit—Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12 · Rantoul Township High School District 193 9–12
MahometA−Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3

Every school in Newcomb 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 Newcomb Townshipby address
Fisher Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fisher
B+
326 students14:1Rate it →
Fisher Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fisher
B+
284 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Newcomb Township’s schools

Are Newcomb Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Newcomb Township children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Newcomb Township in?

Two districts: Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, and Fisher Community Unit School District 1 runs grades K–12, shared with Brown, Condit, East Bend and Fisher.

What is Newcomb Township’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Newcomb Township spend per student?

$14,206 in Fisher Community Unit School District 1 and $10,620 in Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.