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Schools in Pierron

Pierron’s public schools

Highland Community Unit School District 5 and Bond County Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pierron. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2021, when 95% 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
41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Highland Community Unit School District 5
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,735 students on the public path
In brief

Pierron’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Pierron’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Alhambra Primary School places highest (better than 98%); Greenville Elem School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pierron, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Highland High School and Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High 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 Pierron, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Highland Community Unit School District 5.

Two districts serve Pierron

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Highland Community Unit School District 541%
State average 29.9% · 1387 students tested
Math · PK–12, Highland Community Unit School District 539%
State average 25.8% · 1340 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bond County Community Unit School District 234%
State average 29.9% · 832 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bond County Community Unit School District 227%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested

Pierron vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pierron—Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Bond County Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

Every school in Pierron

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).

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Questions about Pierron’s schools

Are Pierron’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pierron. Highland Community Unit School District 5 and Bond County Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pierron. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Pierron in?

Highland Community Unit School District 5 and Bond County Community Unit School District 2.

Where do Pierron kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Highland High School and Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School.

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What Pierron 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.