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B+

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Sharon Township, Ramsey Township, Ramsey, Shafter Township, Hurricane Township, South Hurricane Township, Carson Township and Bingham, and parts of Oconee Township and Audubon Township.

Sharon Township’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Illinois school districts

Students
393
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,730
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Illinois districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $4,435 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Sharon Township 2,814B+Ramsey Township 1,609Ramsey 884Shafter Township 461Hurricane Township 213South Hurricane Township 200Carson Township 109Bingham 58

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sharon Township. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsVandalia Community Unit School District 203
6–122 schoolsVandalia Community Unit School District 203

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.8% · 201 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 29.9% · 200 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.6% · 30 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
$15,730 per student · 27% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 61%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
449’20
424’21
411’22
403’23
393’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Ramsey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ramsey
A−
212 students12:1
Ramsey High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Ramsey
B+
181 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Vandalia Community Unit School District 203Bear Grove Township, Fillmore Consolidated Township, Sefton Township
$16,121per student
Nokomis Community Unit School District 22Fillmore Consolidated Township, Nokomis Township
$16,270per student
Brownstown Community Unit School District 201Sefton Township
$12,754per student
Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3ABowling Green Township, Cold Spring Township, Herrick Township
$17,221per 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.