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C+

Edgar County Community Unit District 6

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Ross Township, Chrisman, Edgar Township, Prairie Township and Brouilletts Creek Township, and parts of Hunter Township.

Ross Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Illinois school districts

Students
267
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,248
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Edgar County Community Unit District 6

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the IL average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $996 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Ross Township 1,466C+Chrisman 1,263Edgar Township 426Prairie Township 201Brouilletts Creek Township 191

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ross Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Chrisman Elem SchoolThis district
6–8Chrisman-Scottland Jr High SchoolThis district
9–12Chrisman High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 25.8% · 153 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.6% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,248 per student · 6% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 37%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
288’20
305’21
295’22
278’23
267’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian 1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Chrisman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chrisman
C+
120 students10:1
Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chrisman
B−
54 students8:1
Chrisman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chrisman
C−
93 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Paris Community Unit School District 4Paris Township, Stratton Township
$10,056per student
South Vermillion Community School CorporationClinton Township, Helt Township
$13,111per student
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Elwood Township
$17,991per student
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1Shiloh Township, Young America Township
$20,887per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.