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C−
Schools in Ricks Township · Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1

Ricks Township’s public schools score below 76% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Ricks Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ricks Township, 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
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
287 students on the public path
In brief

Ricks Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1462 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ricks Township’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,905 per student in FY2024, against $21,567 across Illinois. 21% of its revenue that year was federal (Illinois 10%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Morrisonville Jr High School, then Morrisonville 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ricks Township’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 24% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1462)Better than 16%
Towns in Christian County (17)Better than 6%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 144 test results could put Ricks Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ricks Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (137 in math, 150 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Morrisonville Elem SchoolMorrisonville Community Unit School District 1C+
7–8Morrisonville Jr High SchoolMorrisonville Community Unit School District 1C−
9–12Morrisonville High SchoolMorrisonville Community Unit School District 1B−

Ricks Township’s public schools are run by Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Bear Creek, Greenwood, King and Morrisonville and others. Parts of Ricks Township (5% of its land) are served by Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 instead. 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.

Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 287 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,905IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.9% · 150 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 137 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 21% of the Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1 district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 10% across Illinois, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Ricks Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ricks TownshipC−Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1
Bear Creek—Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1
Greenwood—Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 PK–12 · Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Rountree—Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 PK–12 · Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1 with Ricks Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ricks 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).

District schools in Ricks Townshipby address
Morrisonville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Morrisonville
C+
155 students13:1Rate it →
Morrisonville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Morrisonville
C−
47 students7:1Rate it →
Morrisonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morrisonville
B−
85 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Ricks Township’s schools

Are Ricks Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ricks Township children attend score below 76% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ricks Township in?

Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 287 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Ricks Township are served by Nokomis Community Unit School District 22.

Where do Ricks Township kids go to high school?

Morrisonville High School in Morrisonville, with 85 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Ricks Township spend per student?

$17,905 in Morrisonville 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.