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Schools in Pilot Grove Township

Pilot Grove Township’s public schools

Illini West High School District 307, Carthage Elementary School District 317 and La Harpe Community School District 347 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pilot Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carthage Elementary School District 317
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
768 students on the public path
In brief

Pilot Grove Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pilot Grove Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Illini West High School places highest (better than 48%); La Harpe Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pilot Grove Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Illini West 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 Pilot Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12Illini West High Schoolin CarthageB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Illini West High School District 307.

Three districts serve Pilot Grove Township

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

Illini West High School District 307Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 349 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,108IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Carthage Elementary School District 317Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 405 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,730IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
La Harpe Community School District 347Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 181 students, up 28% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,042IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30722%
State average 29.9% · 72 students tested
Math · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30717%
State average 25.8% · 72 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Carthage Elementary School District 31734%
State average 29.9% · 254 students tested
Math · PK–8, Carthage Elementary School District 31717%
State average 25.8% · 253 students tested
Reading · PK–8, La Harpe Community School District 34722%
State average 29.9% · 110 students tested
Math · PK–8, La Harpe Community School District 34717%
State average 25.8% · 119 students tested

Pilot Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pilot Grove Township—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · La Harpe Community School District 347 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
Fountain Green—La Harpe Community School District 347 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
Durham—La Harpe Community School District 347 PK–8 · Dallas Elementary School District 327 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
CarthageB−Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
Rock Creek—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
Prairie—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 PK–12 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Illini West High School District 307 with Pilot Grove Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pilot Grove Township

3 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 Pilot Grove Townshipin other towns
Carthage Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carthage
B−
238 students14:1Rate it →
La Harpe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · La Harpe
B−
181 students10:1Rate it →
Illini West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carthage
B−
349 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pilot Grove Township’s schools

Are Pilot Grove Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pilot Grove Township. Illini West High School District 307, Carthage Elementary School District 317 and La Harpe Community School District 347 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pilot Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pilot Grove Township in?

Illini West High School District 307, Carthage Elementary School District 317 and La Harpe Community School District 347.

Where do Pilot Grove Township kids go to high school?

Illini West High 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.