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Schools in Pilot Township · Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Pilot Township’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Pilot Township’s districts is 32%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pilot 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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,686 students on the public path
In brief

Pilot Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1255 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pilot Township’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 32% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $19,611 per student in FY2024, against $21,567 across Illinois. 24% of its revenue that year was federal (Illinois 10%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

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

From grade 2 the district’s path is Herscher Intermediate Sch, then Limestone Middle Sch, then Herscher 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pilot Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1255)Better than 78%
Towns in Kankakee County (16)Better than 75%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 852 test results and a graduating class of 117 could put Pilot Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Pilot Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (846 in math, 859 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1Bonfield Grade Schoolin BonfieldNo scores
2–5Herscher Intermediate SchHerscher Community Unit School District 2A
6–8Limestone Middle Schin KankakeeB
9–12Herscher High SchoolHerscher Community Unit School District 2B+

Pilot Township’s public schools are run by Herscher Community Unit School District 2. 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.

Herscher Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,686 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,611IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.9% · 859 students tested
Math32%
State average 25.8% · 846 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 24% of the Herscher Community Unit School District 2 district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 10% across Illinois, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Pilot Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pilot TownshipB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Milks Grove—Central Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Herscher Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Norton—Herscher Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J PK–12
OttoBCentral Community Unit School District 4
LimestoneB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2

3 of the 4 neighbors share Herscher Community Unit School District 2 with Pilot Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pilot 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).

District schools in Pilot Townshipby address
Herscher Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Herscher
A
391 students13:1Rate it →
Herscher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Herscher
B+
542 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Pilot Townshipin other towns
Bonfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bonfield
285 students17:1Rate it →
Limestone Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kankakee
B
468 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Pilot Township’s schools

Are Pilot Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pilot Township children attend outscore 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pilot Township in?

Herscher Community Unit School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,686 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pilot Township kids go to high school?

Herscher High School in Herscher, with 542 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Pilot Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Herscher Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Pilot Township spend per student?

$19,611 in Herscher Community Unit School District 2 (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.