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Schools in Sidell Township

Sidell Township’s public schools

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 and Heritage Community Unit School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sidell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 32% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,269 students on the public path
In brief

Sidell Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sidell Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Heritage JH and Elem Sch places highest (better than 73%); Salt Fork South Elementary School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Sidell Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Salt Fork High School and Heritage 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sidell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512.

Two districts serve Sidell Township

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

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 878 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,725IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Heritage Community Unit School District 8Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 391 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,726IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Salt Fork Community Unit School District 51230%
State average 29.9% · 446 students tested
Math · PK–12, Salt Fork Community Unit School District 51212%
State average 25.8% · 418 students tested
Reading · K–12, Heritage Community Unit School District 832%
State average 29.9% · 185 students tested
Math · K–12, Heritage Community Unit School District 822%
State average 25.8% · 183 students tested

Sidell Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sidell Township—Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 PK–12 · Heritage Community Unit School District 8 K–12
Jamaica—Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Vance—Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 PK–12 · Heritage Community Unit School District 8 K–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
Carroll—Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Young America—Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

3 of the 4 neighbors share Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 with Sidell Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sidell Township

6 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 Sidell Townshipin other towns
Salt Fork North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Catlin
C+
274 students14:1Rate it →
Salt Fork South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sidell
C−
154 students9:1Rate it →
Heritage JH and Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Homer
B+
270 students11:1Rate it →
Salt Fork Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sidell
B+
202 students17:1Rate it →
Salt Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Catlin
C−
248 students15:1Rate it →
Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Broadlands
B−
121 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sidell Township’s schools

Are Sidell Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sidell Township. Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 and Heritage Community Unit School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sidell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sidell Township in?

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 and Heritage Community Unit School District 8.

Where do Sidell Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Salt Fork High School and Heritage High School.

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What Sidell Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.