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Schools in Rural Township

Rural Township’s public schools

Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 and Orion Community Unit School District 223 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rural Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 100% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
1,557 students on the public path
In brief

Rural Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Rural Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Sherrard Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Winola Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Rural Township, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Sherrard 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rural Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
7–8Sherrard Jr High SchoolSherrard Community Unit School District 200A−
9–12Sherrard High SchoolSherrard Community Unit School District 200B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sherrard Community Unit School District 200.

Two districts serve Rural Township

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

Sherrard Community Unit School District 200Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,305 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,701IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Orion Community Unit School District 223Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 963 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,268IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sherrard Community Unit School District 20027%
State average 29.9% · 700 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sherrard Community Unit School District 20029%
State average 25.8% · 682 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Orion Community Unit School District 22345%
State average 29.9% · 530 students tested
Math · PK–12, Orion Community Unit School District 22339%
State average 25.8% · 497 students tested

Rural Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rural Township—Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12
BowlingB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12
Richland GroveB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
WesternA−Orion Community Unit School District 223
Coal Valley—Moline-Coal Valley School District 40
PreemptionB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
ColonaB+Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 · Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 PK–12 · United Township High School District 30 9–12
BlackhawkC−Rock Island-Milan School District 41 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 with Rural Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rural Township

5 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 Rural Townshipby address
Sherrard Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Sherrard
A−
189 students12:1Rate it →
Sherrard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sherrard
B
449 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Rural Townshipin other towns
C R Hanna Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orion
A−
434 students14:1Rate it →
Winola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Viola
C+
261 students16:1Rate it →
Sherrard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sherrard
A−
224 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Rural Township’s schools

Are Rural Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rural Township. Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 and Orion Community Unit School District 223 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rural Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rural Township in?

Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 and Orion Community Unit School District 223.

Where do Rural Township kids go to high school?

Sherrard High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.