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Schools in Prairie Township

Prairie Township’s public schools

Illini West High School District 307, Carthage Elementary School District 317 and Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
$13.3K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,164 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Prairie Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Hamilton Elementary School places highest (better than 86%); Hamilton High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Prairie Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Illini West High School and Hamilton 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 Prairie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

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

Three districts serve Prairie 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−
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 577 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,338IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above 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–12, Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 32832%
State average 29.9% · 281 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 32831%
State average 25.8% · 239 students tested

Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Township—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 PK–12 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
MontebelloB+Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
CarthageB−Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
Bear Creek—Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 PK–12 · 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
Pilot Grove—Carthage Elementary School District 317 PK–8 · La Harpe Community School District 347 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Carthage Elementary School District 317 with Prairie Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Prairie 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 Townshipin other towns
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hamilton
A
384 students12:1Rate it →
Carthage Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carthage
B−
238 students14:1Rate it →
Illini West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carthage
B−
349 students15:1Rate it →
Hamilton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hamilton
B−
193 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Township’s schools

Are Prairie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Illini West High School District 307, Carthage Elementary School District 317 and Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Prairie Township in?

Illini West High School District 307, Carthage Elementary School District 317 and Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328.

Where do Prairie Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Illini West High School and Hamilton High School.

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What Prairie Township 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.