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Schools in Panther Creek Township

Panther Creek Township’s public schools

A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 and Virginia Community Unit School District 64 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Panther Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 86% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Virginia Community Unit School District 64
Students per teacher
11.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
554 students on the public path
In brief

Panther Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Panther Creek Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Virginia Elem School places highest (better than 86%); A-C Central Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Panther Creek Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Virginia Jr/ Sr High School and A-C Central Middle 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Panther Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the A-C Central Community Unit School District 262.

Two districts serve Panther Creek Township

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

A-C Central Community Unit School District 262Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 314 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,540IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Virginia Community Unit School District 64Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 336 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,804IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, A-C Central Community Unit School District 26232%
State average 29.9% · 169 students tested
Math · PK–12, A-C Central Community Unit School District 2628%
State average 25.8% · 173 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Virginia Community Unit School District 6442%
State average 29.9% · 147 students tested
Math · PK–12, Virginia Community Unit School District 6432%
State average 25.8% · 144 students tested

Panther Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Panther Creek Township—A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 PK–12 · Virginia Community Unit School District 64 PK–12
Sangamon Valley—A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 PK–12 · Virginia Community Unit School District 64 PK–12
Philadelphia—Virginia Community Unit School District 64 PK–12 · A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 PK–12
Chandlerville—A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 PK–12 · Porta Community Unit School District 202 PK–12
Newmansville—A-C Central Community Unit School District 262
Virginia—Virginia Community Unit School District 64

4 of the 5 neighbors share A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 with Panther Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Panther Creek Township

4 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).

Also serving Panther Creek Townshipin other towns
Virginia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia
A
180 students13:1Rate it →
A-C Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chandlerville
C−
129 students8:1Rate it →
A-C Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ashland
C−
89 students12:1Rate it →
Virginia Jr/ Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Virginia
B
156 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Panther Creek Township’s schools

Are Panther Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Panther Creek Township. A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 and Virginia Community Unit School District 64 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Panther Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Panther Creek Township in?

A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 and Virginia Community Unit School District 64.

Where do Panther Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Virginia Jr/ Sr High School and A-C Central Middle School.

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What Panther Creek 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.