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Schools in Sharon Township · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203, Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Sharon Township’s public schools outscore 52% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sharon Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Sharon Township, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#434of 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
30%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,447 students on the public path
In brief

Sharon Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 937 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sharon Township’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 18% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 spends $16,121 per student and Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 $15,730, 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 Sharon Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Illinois school districts, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (937)Better than 35%
Towns in Fayette County (20)Better than 65%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 894 test results and a graduating class of 112 could put Sharon Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Sharon Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (890 in math, 899 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Sharon Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Vandalia Community Unit School District 203). From grade PK, students attend the Ramsey Community Unit School District 204, shared with Bingham, Carson, Hurricane, Ramsey, Ramsey, Shafter and South Hurricane. Its elementary school is in Vandalia. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sharon Township

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

Vandalia Community Unit School District 203Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,465 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,121IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 393 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,730IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Vandalia Community Unit School District 20327%
State average 29.9% · 699 students tested
Math · PK–12, Vandalia Community Unit School District 20317%
State average 25.8% · 689 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ramsey Community Unit School District 20442%
State average 29.9% · 200 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ramsey Community Unit School District 20423%
State average 25.8% · 201 students tested

Sharon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sharon TownshipB−Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12
Sefton—Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12
VandaliaB−Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Shafter—Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12
RamseyB+Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Vandalia Township—Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

4 of the 5 neighbors share Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 with Sharon Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sharon 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).

Also serving Sharon Townshipin other towns
Vandalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Vandalia
B+
552 students15:1Rate it →
Ramsey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ramsey
A−
212 students12:1Rate it →
Vandalia Junior High School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Vandalia
C+
502 students14:1Rate it →
Ramsey High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Ramsey
B+
181 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sharon Township’s schools

Are Sharon Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Sharon Township children attend outscore 52% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sharon Township in?

Two districts: Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 runs grades PK–12, and Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bingham, Carson, Hurricane, Ramsey, Ramsey, Shafter and South Hurricane.

What is Sharon Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Sharon Township spend per student?

$16,121 in Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 and $15,730 in Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 (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.