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Schools in Princeville · Princeville Community Unit School District 326

Princeville’s public schools outscore 85% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Princeville’s districts is 42%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Princeville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
642 students on the public path
In brief

Princeville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1487 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Princeville’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 42% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,938 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Princeville High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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 Princeville’s grade

A− Test scores

A: better than 85% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1487)Better than 97%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 326 test results could put Princeville anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Princeville’s students in the tested grades sat them (322 in math, 331 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Princeville Elem SchoolPrinceville Community Unit School District 326A−
6–12Princeville High SchoolPrinceville Community Unit School District 326A−

Princeville’s public schools are run by Princeville Community Unit School District 326, which also serves Akron, Hallock, Jubilee and Millbrook and others. 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.

Princeville Community Unit School District 326Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 642 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,938IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 29.9% · 331 students tested
Math42%
State average 25.8% · 322 students tested

Princeville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PrincevilleAPrinceville Community Unit School District 326

Every school in Princeville

2 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 Princevillein other towns
Princeville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
292 students12:1Rate it →
Princeville High School
High · Grades 6–12
A−
350 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Princeville’s schools

Are Princeville’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Princeville children attend outscore 85% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Princeville in?

Princeville Community Unit School District 326, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 642 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Princeville spend per student?

$16,938 in Princeville Community Unit School District 326 (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.