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Schools in Sangamon Township · Monticello Community Unit School District 25, Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18

Sangamon Township’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Sangamon Township’s districts is 42%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sangamon 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.

#198of 768 Illinois townsK–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
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Monticello Community Unit School District 25
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
2,359 students on the public path
In brief

Sangamon Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 692 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sangamon Township’s, its schools beat 72%, lower than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 27% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 spends $14,546 per student and Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 $19,407, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Faith Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Sangamon Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (692)Better than 72%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,111 test results and a graduating class of 116 could put Sangamon Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Sangamon Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,091 in math, 1,131 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Sangamon Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Monticello Community Unit School District 25). From grade PK, students attend the Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18, shared with Bellflower, Bellflower, Blue Ridge, De Witt, Farmer City, Mansfield, Rutledge, Santa Anna and West. Its elementary school is in Monticello. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sangamon Township

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

Monticello Community Unit School District 25Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,707 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,546IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 652 students · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,407IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Monticello Community Unit School District 2550%
State average 29.9% · 849 students tested
Math · PK–12, Monticello Community Unit School District 2530%
State average 25.8% · 809 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 1818%
State average 29.9% · 282 students tested
Math · PK–12, Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 1820%
State average 25.8% · 282 students tested

Sangamon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sangamon TownshipA−Monticello Community Unit School District 25 PK–12 · Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 PK–12
Monticello—Monticello Community Unit School District 25
Blue RidgeCBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Scott—Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3
Goose Creek—DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
MahometA−Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3

Every school in Sangamon Township

8 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 Sangamon Townshipby address
White Heath Elem School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · White Heath
A
270 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Sangamon Townshipin other towns
Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Monticello
A−
543 students14:1Rate it →
Ruth M Schneider Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Farmer City
B+
265 students13:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HS
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Mansfield
C+
232 students11:1Rate it →
Monticello Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monticello
A−
405 students15:1Rate it →
Monticello High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monticello
A−
489 students14:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmer City
B−
155 students8:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Faith Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Monticello
Private · Religious
60 studentsRate it →

Questions about Sangamon Township’s schools

Are Sangamon Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sangamon Township children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sangamon Township in?

Two districts: Monticello Community Unit School District 25 runs grades PK–12, and Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bellflower, Bellflower, Blue Ridge, De Witt, Farmer City, Mansfield, Rutledge, Santa Anna and West.

Where do Sangamon Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Monticello High School and Blue Ridge High School.

What is Sangamon Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Monticello Community Unit School District 25 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Sangamon Township spend per student?

$14,546 in Monticello Community Unit School District 25 and $19,407 in Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Sangamon Township?

Yes: Faith Christian School (religious, grades PK–K, 60 students).

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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.