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Schools in Shoal Creek Township · Bond County Community Unit School District 2

Shoal Creek Township’s public schools outscore 62% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Shoal Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Shoal Creek Township’s districts is 34%, above the Illinois average (30%). 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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,191 students on the public path
In brief

Shoal Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1439 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shoal Creek Township’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 27% 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

The district spends $17,775 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Shoal Creek Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 62% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1439)Better than 77%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 490 test results and a graduating class of 125 could put Shoal Creek Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Shoal Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (149 in math, 832 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High Schoolin GreenvilleB+

Shoal Creek Township’s public schools are run by Bond County Community Unit School District 2, which also serves Burgess, Central, Greenville and Lagrange and others. Parts of Shoal Creek Township (12% and 3% of its land) are served by Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 and Highland Community Unit School District 5 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Bond County Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,550 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,775IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.9% · 832 students tested
Math27%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested

Shoal Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shoal Creek TownshipBBond County Community Unit School District 2
New Douglas—Highland Community Unit School District 5
Grisham—Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 PK–12
LagrangeBBond County Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Old Ripley—Bond County Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
Walshville—Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Bond County Community Unit School District 2 with Shoal Creek Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Shoal Creek Township

3 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 Shoal Creek Townshipin other towns
Greenville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B−
514 students13:1Rate it →
Pocahontas Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pocahontas
193 students11:1Rate it →
Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
B+
484 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Shoal Creek Township’s schools

Are Shoal Creek Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Shoal Creek Township children attend outscore 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Shoal Creek Township in?

Bond County Community Unit School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,550 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Shoal Creek Township are served by Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 and Highland Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Shoal Creek Township kids go to high school?

Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School in Greenville, with 484 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Shoal Creek Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Bond County Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Shoal Creek Township spend per student?

$17,775 in Bond County Community Unit School District 2 (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.