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C−

Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns

Serves Northeast Township, Augusta Township, Chili Township, St. Mary Township, Augusta, Lamoine Township, Bowen, Plymouth, St. Albans Township, Houston Township, West Point, Huntsville Township and Birmingham Township, and parts of Keene Township, Bethel Township, Tennessee Township, Walker Township and Brooklyn Township.

Northeast Township’s Schools page →

Students
429
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,131
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
The gist

What stands out about Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Northeast Township 818Augusta Township 681Chili Township 586St. Mary Township 532Augusta 531Lamoine Township 486Bowen 441Plymouth 416St. Albans Township 299Houston Township 205West Point 136Huntsville Township 129Birmingham Township 126

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Northeast Township. Grade by grade →

PK–KCentral Early ChildhoodCentral CUSD 3
1–62 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsCentral CUSD 3

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 25.8% · 210 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 29.9% · 206 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 87.6% · 37 in the class

Reported 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 2024
$17,131 per student · 21% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 44%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
454’20
470’21
454’22
452’23
429’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Southeastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowen
B
247 students12:1
Southeastern Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Augusta
C
182 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Carthage Elementary School District 317Bear Creek Township, Hancock Township, Harmony Township
$12,730per student
Community Unit School District 4Honey Creek Township, Lima Township, Mendon Township
$12,498per student
Illini West High School District 307Bear Creek Township, Hancock Township, Harmony Township
$17,108per student
West Prairie Community Unit School District 103Chalmers Township, Colchester Township, Hancock Township
$20,946per student

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.