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Schools in Otego Township · Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

Otego Township’s public schools score below 60% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in Otego Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Otego 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.

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
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
427 students on the public path
In brief

Otego Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1032 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Otego Township’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 12% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,754 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Brownstown Jr High School, then Brownstown High School. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. 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 Otego Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 40% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1032)Better than 53%
Towns in Fayette County (20)Better than 25%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 184 test results could put Otego Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Otego Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (184 in math, 185 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Brownstown Elem SchoolBrownstown Community Unit School District 201C+
7–8Brownstown Jr High SchoolBrownstown Community Unit School District 201A−
9–12Brownstown High SchoolBrownstown Community Unit School District 201C−

Otego Township’s public schools are run by Brownstown Community Unit School District 201, which also serves Brownstown, Sefton and Wheatland. 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.

Brownstown Community Unit School District 201Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 427 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,754IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 185 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 184 students tested

Otego Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Otego TownshipC+Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
Wilberton—Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Vandalia—Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Sefton—Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12
Wheatland—St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 with Otego Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Otego Township

3 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 Otego Townshipby address
Brownstown Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brownstown
C+
264 students13:1Rate it →
Brownstown Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brownstown
A−
61 students12:1Rate it →
Brownstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brownstown
C−
102 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Otego Township’s schools

Are Otego Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Otego Township children attend score below 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Otego Township in?

Brownstown Community Unit School District 201, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 427 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Otego Township kids go to high school?

Brownstown High School in Brownstown, with 102 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Otego Township spend per student?

$12,754 in Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 (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.