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Schools in Phillips Township · Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5

Phillips Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

38% of students in Phillips Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Phillips Township, 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.

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
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
941 students on the public path
In brief

Phillips Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 994 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Phillips Township’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 24% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,644 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Jefferson Attendance Center, then Carmi White Cnty Jr High Sch, then Carmi-White County High School. Enrollment is down 7% 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 Phillips Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (994)Better than 65%
Towns in White County (10)Better than 60%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 682 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put Phillips Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Phillips Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (714 in math, 651 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–1Lincoln Attendance Centerin CarmiNo scores
2–3Jefferson Attendance Centerin CarmiA
7–8Carmi White Cnty Jr High Schin CarmiB
9–12Carmi-White County High Schoolin CarmiC+

Phillips Township’s public schools are run by Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5, which also serves Burnt Prairie, Carmi, Carmi and Crossville and others. 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.

Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,282 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,644IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 29.9% · 651 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 714 students tested

Phillips Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Phillips TownshipB−Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5
Hawthorne—Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5
GrayD−Grayville Community Unit School District 1
Burnt Prairie—Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12
CarmiB−Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5

3 of the 4 neighbors share Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 with Phillips Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Bethel, IN, Harmony, IN and Robb, IN border Phillips Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Phillips 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 Phillips Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Carmi
176 students10:1Rate it →
Jefferson Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Carmi
A
158 students13:1Rate it →
Carmi White Cnty Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Carmi
B
188 students13:1Rate it →
Carmi-White County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carmi
C+
419 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Phillips Township’s schools

Are Phillips Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Phillips Township children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Phillips Township in?

Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,282 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Phillips Township kids go to high school?

Carmi-White County High School in Carmi, with 419 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Phillips Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Phillips Township spend per student?

$16,644 in Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 (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.