B⁺

Schools in Persifer Township · Knoxville Community Unit School District 202, Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Persifer Township’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Persifer Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Persifer Township, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). 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

26%

▼ 4 pts vs IL 30%

2020–21

Math proficiency

18%

▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%

2020–21

Graduate on time

95–100%

▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$16.2K

▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Students per teacher

12.6

IL 13.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,225 students on the public path

In brief

Persifer Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1508 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Persifer Township’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Persifer Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 spends $16,236 per student and Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 $22,780, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Persifer Township’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 65%

Lower resultsHigher results

Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1508)Better than 75%

Towns in Knox County (21)Better than 71%

B⁻B⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 580 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Persifer Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Persifer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (579 in math, 582 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Persifer Township · depends on your address

Mable Woolsey Elem School

Grades PK–4 · 383 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Knoxville

Williamsfield Elem School

Grades PK–4 · 128 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Williamsfield

A⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A⁻

5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to B⁺

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B⁺

Persifer Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Knoxville Community Unit School District 202). From grade PK, students attend the Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210, shared with Elba, Truro, Victoria and Williamsfield. Its elementary school is in Knoxville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Persifer Township

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

Knoxville Community Unit School District 202Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 917 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$16,236IL $21,567 · FY2024

Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 308 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$22,780IL $21,567 · FY2024

B⁺

Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Knoxville Community Unit School District 20221%

State average 29.9% · 443 students tested

Math · PK–12, Knoxville Community Unit School District 20217%

State average 25.8% · 457 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Williamsfield Community Unit School District 21042%

State average 29.9% · 139 students tested

Math · PK–12, Williamsfield Community Unit School District 21022%

State average 25.8% · 122 students tested

Persifer Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Persifer Township	B⁺	Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 PK–12
Knox	B	Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Truro	—	Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210
Copley	—	ROWVA Community Unit School District 208
Haw Creek	—	Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Orange	—	Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

3 of the 5 neighbors share Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 with Persifer Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Persifer Township

6 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 Persifer Townshipin other towns

Mable Woolsey Elem School

Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Knoxville

383 students17:1Rate it →

Williamsfield Elem School

Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Williamsfield

A⁻

128 students13:1Rate it →

Knoxville Jr High School

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Knoxville

C⁻

262 students14:1Rate it →

Williamsfield Middle School

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Williamsfield

B⁺

83 students10:1Rate it →

Knoxville Sr High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Knoxville

B⁺

272 students11:1Rate it →

Williamsfield High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Williamsfield

B⁻

97 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Persifer Township’s schools

Are Persifer Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Persifer Township children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Persifer Township in?

Two districts: Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 runs grades PK–12, and Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 runs grades PK–12, shared with Elba, Truro, Victoria and Williamsfield.

Where do Persifer Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Knoxville Sr High School and Williamsfield High School.

What is Persifer Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Persifer Township spend per student?

$16,236 in Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 and $22,780 in Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 (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.