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Schools in Ross Township · Edgar County Community Unit District 6

Ross Township’s public schools score below 60% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Ross Township, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ross 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$20.2K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
267 students on the public path
In brief

Ross Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1332 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ross Township’s, its schools beat 50%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% 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 class size

The district spends $20,248 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School, then Chrisman High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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 Ross Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 40% 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 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1332)Better than 50%
Towns in Edgar County (15)Better than 33%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 152 test results could put Ross Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ross Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (153 in math, 151 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Chrisman Elem SchoolEdgar County Community Unit District 6C+
6–8Chrisman-Scottland Jr High SchoolEdgar County Community Unit District 6B−
9–12Chrisman High SchoolEdgar County Community Unit District 6C−

Ross Township’s public schools are run by Edgar County Community Unit District 6, which also serves Brouilletts Creek, Chrisman, Edgar and Prairie. 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.

Edgar County Community Unit District 6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 267 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,248IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 153 students tested

Ross Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ross TownshipC+Edgar County Community Unit District 6
Young America—Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
Prairie—Edgar County Community Unit District 6 PK–12 · Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 PK–12
Carroll—Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
ElwoodC−Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4

Every school in Ross 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 Ross Townshipby address
Chrisman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chrisman
C+
120 students10:1Rate it →
Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chrisman
B−
54 students8:1Rate it →
Chrisman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chrisman
C−
93 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Ross Township’s schools

Are Ross Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ross Township children attend score below 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ross Township in?

Edgar County Community Unit District 6, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 267 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ross Township kids go to high school?

Chrisman High School in Chrisman, with 93 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Ross Township spend per student?

$20,248 in Edgar County Community Unit District 6 (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.