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Schools in Raleigh Township · Eldorado Community Unit School District 4, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3

Raleigh Township’s public schools score below 71% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Raleigh Township, 8% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Raleigh 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,741 students on the public path
In brief

Raleigh Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1290 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Raleigh Township’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Raleigh Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 spends $19,482 per student and Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 $17,341, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then three middle and three 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 Raleigh Township’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 29% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1290)Better than 15%
Towns in Saline County (13)Better than 69%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 1,535 test results and a graduating class of 150 could put Raleigh Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Raleigh Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,520 in math, 1,551 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

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

Three districts serve Raleigh Township

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

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,105 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,482IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,781 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,341IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Galatia Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 382 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,233IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Eldorado Community Unit School District 419%
State average 29.9% · 515 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eldorado Community Unit School District 411%
State average 25.8% · 477 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 335%
State average 29.9% · 829 students tested
Math · PK–12, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 35%
State average 25.8% · 844 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Galatia Community Unit School District 128%
State average 29.9% · 207 students tested
Math · PK–12, Galatia Community Unit School District 117%
State average 25.8% · 199 students tested

Raleigh Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Raleigh TownshipCEldorado Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Galatia Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
East EldoradoB−Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
GalatiaC−Galatia Community Unit School District 1
HarrisburgC−Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Long Branch—Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Galatia Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Brushy—Galatia Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Galatia Community Unit School District 1 with Raleigh Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Raleigh Township

9 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 Raleigh Townshipin other towns
Eldorado Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eldorado
C−
550 students14:1Rate it →
West Side Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Harrisburg
400 students11:1Rate it →
Galatia Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Galatia
C+
152 students10:1Rate it →
Harrisburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrisburg
C+
382 students12:1Rate it →
Eldorado Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eldorado
B−
246 students12:1Rate it →
Galatia Jr High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Galatia
B+
96 students15:1Rate it →
Harrisburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrisburg
C
491 students12:1Rate it →
Eldorado High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eldorado
C
309 students12:1Rate it →
Galatia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galatia
C−
115 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Raleigh Township’s schools

Are Raleigh Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Raleigh Township children attend score below 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Raleigh Township in?

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,105 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Raleigh Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Harrisburg High School, Eldorado High School and Galatia High School.

What is Raleigh Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Raleigh Township spend per student?

$19,482 in Eldorado Community Unit School District 4, $17,341 in Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 and $14,233 in Galatia Community Unit School District 1 (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.