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Schools in Piasa Township · Southwestern Community Unit School District 9, Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Piasa Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Piasa 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.

#363of 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
33%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Jersey Community Unit School District 100
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,807 students on the public path
In brief

Piasa Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 24% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 spends $16,659 per student and Jersey Community Unit School District 100 $15,641, 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 Piasa Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts, #363 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1288)Better than 58%
Towns in Jersey County (11)Better than 9%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,819 test results and a graduating class of 210 could put Piasa Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Piasa Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,806 in math, 1,831 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Piasa Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Southwestern Community Unit School District 9). From grade PK, students attend the Jersey Community Unit School District 100, shared with Elsah, Elsah, English, Fidelity, Fieldon, Grafton, Jersey, Jerseyville, Kane, Kane, Mississippi, Otter Creek, Otterville, Quarry, Richwood and Rosedale. Its elementary school is in Jerseyville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Piasa Township

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

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,149 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,659IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Jersey Community Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,365 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,641IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southwestern Community Unit School District 934%
State average 29.9% · 637 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southwestern Community Unit School District 922%
State average 25.8% · 613 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Jersey Community Unit School District 10032%
State average 29.9% · 1194 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jersey Community Unit School District 10025%
State average 25.8% · 1193 students tested

Piasa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Piasa TownshipBSouthwestern Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Jersey Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
MississippiBJersey Community Unit School District 100
BrightonBSouthwestern Community Unit School District 9
GodfreyDAlton Community Unit School District 11
Fidelity—Jersey Community Unit School District 100 PK–12 · Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Jersey Community Unit School District 100 with Piasa Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Piasa Township

7 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 Piasa Townshipin other towns
Jerseyville West Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Jerseyville
352 students14:1Rate it →
Brighton North Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Brighton
293 students16:1Rate it →
Grafton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grafton
B−
171 students20:1Rate it →
Jersey Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Jerseyville
B+
489 students14:1Rate it →
Southwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Piasa
B+
171 students12:1Rate it →
Jersey Comm High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Jerseyville
B
961 students16:1Rate it →
Southwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Piasa
B−
370 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Piasa Township’s schools

Are Piasa Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Piasa Township children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #363 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Piasa Township in?

Two districts: Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 runs grades PK–12, and Jersey Community Unit School District 100 runs grades PK–12, shared with Elsah, Elsah, English, Fidelity, Fieldon, Grafton, Jersey, Jerseyville, Kane, Kane, Mississippi, Otter Creek, Otterville, Quarry, Richwood and Rosedale.

Where do Piasa Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Jersey Comm High School and Southwestern High School.

What is Piasa Township’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Jersey Community Unit School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Piasa Township spend per student?

$16,659 in Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 and $15,641 in Jersey Community Unit School District 100 (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.