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Schools in Sand Prairie Township · Pekin Community High School District 303, Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

Sand Prairie Township’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 22% of Sand Prairie Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sand Prairie Township, 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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pekin Community High School District 303
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
2,560 students on the public path
In brief

Sand Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1460 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sand Prairie Township’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Pekin Community High School District 303 spends $17,291 per student and Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 $15,707, 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 Sand Prairie Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1460)Better than 53%
Towns in Tazewell County (19)Better than 26%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 831 test results and a graduating class of 367 could put Sand Prairie Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Sand Prairie Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (857 in math, 806 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Midwest Central Primary Schoolin ManitoC+
6–8Midwest Central Middle SchoolMidwest Central Community Unit School District 191B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Sand Prairie Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191). From grade 9, students attend the Pekin Community High School District 303, shared with Cincinnati, Creve Coeur, Elm Grove, Groveland, Marquette Heights, North Pekin, Pekin, Pekin, South Pekin and Spring Lake. Its elementary school is in Manito. Parts of Sand Prairie Township (5% of its land) are served by Rankin Community School District 98 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sand Prairie Township

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

Pekin Community High School District 303Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,712 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,291IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 848 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,707IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Pekin Community High School District 30321%
State average 29.9% · 388 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pekin Community High School District 30322%
State average 25.8% · 426 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Midwest Central Community Unit School District 19123%
State average 29.9% · 418 students tested
Math · PK–12, Midwest Central Community Unit School District 19119%
State average 25.8% · 431 students tested

Sand Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sand Prairie TownshipB−Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 PK–12 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
ManitoC+Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191
Dillon—Delavan Community Unit School District 703 PK–12 · Tremont Community Unit School District 702 PK–12
Malone—Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 PK–12 · Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 PK–12
CincinnatiBRankin Community School District 98 K–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 with Sand Prairie Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sand Prairie Township

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).

District schools in Sand Prairie Townshipby address
Midwest Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Green Valley
B
183 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Sand Prairie Townshipin other towns
Midwest Central Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manito
C+
430 students11:1Rate it →
Pekin Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pekin
B−
1,712 students16:1Rate it →
Midwest Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Manito
C−
235 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sand Prairie Township’s schools

Are Sand Prairie Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sand Prairie Township children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sand Prairie Township in?

Two districts: Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 runs grades PK–12, and Pekin Community High School District 303 runs grades 9–12, shared with Cincinnati, Creve Coeur, Elm Grove, Groveland, Marquette Heights, North Pekin, Pekin, Pekin, South Pekin and Spring Lake.

Where do Sand Prairie Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Pekin Community High School and Midwest Central High School.

What is Sand Prairie Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Pekin Community High School District 303 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Sand Prairie Township spend per student?

$17,291 in Pekin Community High School District 303 and $15,707 in Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 (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.