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Schools in Olney Township

Olney Township’s public schools

Richland County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olney Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
2,145 students on the public path
In brief

Olney Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Olney Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Richland County Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Richland County High School lowest (42%). 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 Olney Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Richland County Elementary SchoolRichland County Community Unit School District 1B
6–8Richland County Middle SchoolRichland County Community Unit School District 1B−
9–12Richland County High SchoolRichland County Community Unit School District 1C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richland County Community Unit School District 1.

The district

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

Richland County Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,145 students, down 2% since 2023–24 · 14.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,952IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 29.9% · 1058 students tested
Math23%
State average 25.8% · 1067 students tested

Olney Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Olney Township—Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Madison—Richland County Community Unit School District 1
PrestonB−Richland County Community Unit School District 1
NobleB−Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Claremont—Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Calhoun—Richland County Community Unit School District 1

All 5 neighbors share Richland County Community Unit School District 1 with Olney Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Olney Township

5 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 Olney Townshipby address
Richland County Erly Childhd Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Olney
149 students21:1Rate it →
Richland County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Olney
B
888 students14:1Rate it →
Richland County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Olney
B−
439 students14:1Rate it →
Richland County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Olney
C+
669 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Olney
Private · Catholic
276 students17:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Assist Taoep 12 and Assist RSSP 12).

Questions about Olney Township’s schools

Are Olney Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Olney Township. Richland County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olney Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Olney Township in?

Richland County Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Olney Township kids go to high school?

Richland County High School.

Are there private schools in Olney Township?

Yes: St. Joseph's Catholic Church (grades PK–8, 276 students).

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What Olney 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.