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Schools in Prairie Du Long Township · Freeburg Community High School District 77, New Athens Community Unit School District 60

Prairie Du Long Township’s public schools outscore 87% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Prairie Du Long Township’s districts is 53%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Prairie Du Long 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.

#98of 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
53%
▲ 23 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Freeburg Community High School District 77
Students per teacher
14.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,623 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Du Long Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 233 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prairie Du Long Township’s, its schools beat 73%, lower than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 37% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Freeburg Community High School District 77 spends $16,047 per student and New Athens Community Unit School District 60 $14,719, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Prairie Du Long Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 87% of Illinois school districts, #98 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 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (233)Better than 73%
Towns in St. Clair County (21)Better than 76%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 777 test results and a graduating class of 161 could put Prairie Du Long Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Prairie Du Long Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (777 in math, 777 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Parts of Prairie Du Long Township (17% and 3% of its land) are served by Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 and Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Prairie Du Long Township

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

Freeburg Community High School District 77Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 689 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,047IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
New Athens Community Unit School District 60Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 488 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,719IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 541 students · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,897IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7747%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Math · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7727%
State average 25.8% · 179 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New Athens Community Unit School District 6054%
State average 29.9% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Athens Community Unit School District 6033%
State average 25.8% · 226 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Smithton Community Consolidated School District 13055%
State average 29.9% · 377 students tested
Math · PK–8, Smithton Community Consolidated School District 13045%
State average 25.8% · 372 students tested

Prairie Du Long Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Prairie Du Long Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Du Long TownshipANew Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
MillstadtB+Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
New AthensANew Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
Smithton—Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Freeburg Community High School District 77 with Prairie Du Long Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Prairie Du Long 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).

Also serving Prairie Du Long Townshipin other towns
Smithton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smithton
A
541 students14:1Rate it →
New Athens Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Athens
A
229 students15:1Rate it →
Freeburg Community High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeburg
B+
689 students15:1Rate it →
New Athens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Athens
C
164 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Du Long Township’s schools

Are Prairie Du Long Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Prairie Du Long Township children attend outscore 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #98 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Prairie Du Long Township in?

Freeburg Community High School District 77, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 689 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Prairie Du Long Township are served by Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 and Waterloo Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Prairie Du Long Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Freeburg Community High Sch and New Athens High School.

What is Prairie Du Long Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Freeburg Community High School District 77 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Prairie Du Long Township spend per student?

$16,047 in Freeburg Community High School District 77, $14,719 in New Athens Community Unit School District 60 and $13,897 in Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 (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.