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Schools in Richmond · Nippersink School District 2, Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157

Richmond’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

44% of students in Richmond’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Richmond, 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.

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
44%
▲ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 7% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Nippersink School District 2
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,632 students on the public path
In brief

Richmond’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1495 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richmond’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Richmond runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Nippersink Middle School (6–8) is Richmond’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 with Burton, Fox Lake, Richmond and Spring Grove: Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 29% across both 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

Nippersink School District 2 spends $19,964 per student and Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 $28,103, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Richmond’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts. 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 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1495)Better than 91%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 839 test results and a graduating class of 140 could put Richmond anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Richmond’s students in the tested grades sat them (816 in math, 861 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–8Nippersink Middle SchoolNippersink School District 2A−
9–12Richmond-Burton High SchoolRichmond-Burton Community High School District 157A−

Richmond runs its own schools through grade 8 (Nippersink School District 2). From grade 9, students attend the Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157, shared with Burton, Fox Lake, Richmond and Spring Grove. Its elementary school is in Richmond. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Richmond

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

Nippersink School District 2Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,111 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,964IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 521 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$28,103IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Nippersink School District 245%
State average 29.9% · 714 students tested
Math · PK–8, Nippersink School District 227%
State average 25.8% · 672 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Richmond-Burton Community High School District 15737%
State average 29.9% · 147 students tested
Math · 9–12, Richmond-Burton Community High School District 15737%
State average 25.8% · 144 students tested

Richmond vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RichmondA−Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 9–12

Every school in Richmond

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 Richmondin other towns
Richmond Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
407 students13:1Rate it →
Spring Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Grove
B+
327 students12:1Rate it →
Nippersink Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
377 students13:1Rate it →
Richmond-Burton High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
521 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Richmond’s schools

Are Richmond’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Richmond children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richmond in?

Two districts: Nippersink School District 2 runs grades PK–8, and Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 runs grades 9–12, shared with Burton, Fox Lake, Richmond and Spring Grove.

Where do Richmond kids go to high school?

Richmond-Burton High School, with 521 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Richmond’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Richmond spend per student?

$19,964 in Nippersink School District 2 and $28,103 in Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 (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.