Raccoon Township’s public schools score below 66% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Raccoon Township, 69% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Illinois average (88%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Raccoon 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.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 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.
Raccoon Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1461 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Raccoon Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Raccoon Consolidated School District 1 spends $13,485 per student and Salem Community High School District 600 $12,301, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.
What’s behind Raccoon Township’s grade
C: better than 34% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Raccoon Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
Kindergarten in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
1st grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
2nd grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
3rd grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
4th grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
5th grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
6th grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
7th grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
8th grade in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Cons Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 204 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
9th grade in Raccoon Township · depends on your address
Centralia High School
Grades 9–12 · 887 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
10th grade in Raccoon Township · depends on your address
Centralia High School
Grades 9–12 · 887 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
11th grade in Raccoon Township · depends on your address
Centralia High School
Grades 9–12 · 887 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
12th grade in Raccoon Township · depends on your address
Centralia High School
Grades 9–12 · 887 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Centralia
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Parts of Raccoon Township (12% of its land) are served by Kell Consolidated School District 2 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Raccoon Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Raccoon Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Raccoon Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Township | C | Raccoon Consolidated School District 1 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12 |
| Haines | — | Kell Consolidated School District 2 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 |
| Centralia | — | Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · Central City School District 133 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12 |
| Salem | B+ | Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10 PK–8 · Salem School District 111 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 |
| Rome | C | Rome Community Consolidated School District 2 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Salem Community High School District 600 with Raccoon Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Raccoon Township
3 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).
Questions about Raccoon Township’s schools
Are Raccoon Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Raccoon Township children attend score below 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Raccoon Township in?
Raccoon Consolidated School District 1, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 204 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Raccoon Township are served by Kell Consolidated School District 2.
Where do Raccoon Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Centralia High School and Salem Community High School.
What is Raccoon Township’s graduation rate?
69% of the class of 2023 in Centralia High School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Raccoon Township spend per student?
$13,485 in Raccoon Consolidated School District 1, $12,301 in Salem Community High School District 600 and $21,397 in Centralia High School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Raccoon Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Raccoon Township → They have their own page.
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.