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Schools in Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville Community High School District 101, Pinckneyville School District 50

Pinckneyville’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Pinckneyville, 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.

#413of 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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pinckneyville School District 50
Students per teacher
14.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
1,116 students on the public path
In brief

Pinckneyville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1492 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pinckneyville’s, its schools beat 66%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 29% and math 26% across its districts 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

Pinckneyville Community High School District 101 spends $16,906 per student and Pinckneyville School District 50 $14,994, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Pinckneyville Comm High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Bruno Catholic School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Pinckneyville’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1492)Better than 66%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 544 test results and a graduating class of 116 could put Pinckneyville anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Pinckneyville’s students in the tested grades sat them (528 in math, 561 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–12Pinckneyville Comm High SchoolPinckneyville Community High School District 101C+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Pinckneyville

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

Pinckneyville Community High School District 101Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 403 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,906IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Pinckneyville School District 50Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 503 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,994IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Community Consolidated School District 204Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 210 students, up 27% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,365IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Pinckneyville Community High School District 10122%
State average 29.9% · 102 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pinckneyville Community High School District 10117%
State average 25.8% · 115 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Pinckneyville School District 5035%
State average 29.9% · 344 students tested
Math · PK–8, Pinckneyville School District 5031%
State average 25.8% · 305 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Community Consolidated School District 20417%
State average 29.9% · 115 students tested
Math · PK–8, Community Consolidated School District 20422%
State average 25.8% · 108 students tested

Pinckneyville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PinckneyvilleBPinckneyville School District 50 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 204 PK–8 · Pinckneyville Community High School District 101 9–12

Every school in Pinckneyville

5 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 Pinckneyvilleby address
Pinckneyville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B+
268 students15:1Rate it →
Community Cons School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
210 students17:1Rate it →
Pinckneyville Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B+
235 students13:1Rate it →
Pinckneyville Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
403 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Bruno Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
107 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pinckneyville’s schools

Are Pinckneyville’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Pinckneyville children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pinckneyville in?

Pinckneyville Community High School District 101, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 403 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pinckneyville kids go to high school?

Pinckneyville Comm High School, with 403 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Pinckneyville’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Pinckneyville Community High School District 101 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Pinckneyville spend per student?

$16,906 in Pinckneyville Community High School District 101, $14,994 in Pinckneyville School District 50 and $11,365 in Community Consolidated School District 204 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Pinckneyville?

Yes: St. Bruno Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 107 students).

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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.