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Schools in Pawnee · Pawnee Community Unit School District 11

Pawnee’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Pawnee’s districts is 12%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pawnee, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+#505of 768 Illinois townsK–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
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
572 students on the public path
In brief

Pawnee’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 12% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,348 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch. 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 Pawnee’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Illinois school districts, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1444)Better than 41%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 271 test results and a graduating class of 37 could put Pawnee anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Pawnee’s students in the tested grades sat them (261 in math, 281 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pawnee Grade SchoolPawnee Community Unit School District 11C+
7–12Pawnee Jr/Sr High SchPawnee Community Unit School District 11C+

Pawnee’s public schools are run by Pawnee Community Unit School District 11, which also serves Cotton Hill, Pawnee and South Fork. 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.

Pawnee Community Unit School District 11Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 572 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,348IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 281 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 261 students tested

Pawnee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PawneeC+Pawnee Community Unit School District 11

Every school in Pawnee

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).

Also serving Pawneein other towns
Pawnee Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
325 students11:1Rate it →
Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch
High · Grades 7–12
C+
247 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Pawnee’s schools

Are Pawnee’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pawnee children attend score below 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pawnee in?

Pawnee Community Unit School District 11, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 572 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Pawnee’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Pawnee spend per student?

$15,348 in Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 (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.