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Schools in South Fork Township · Pawnee Community Unit School District 11, Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

South Fork Township’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 13% of South Fork Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving South Fork 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.

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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
2,659 students on the public path
In brief

South Fork Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 13% across its 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

Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 spends $15,348 per student and Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 $14,364, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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 South Fork Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1486)Better than 47%
Towns in Christian County (17)Better than 41%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,514 test results and a graduating class of 179 could put South Fork Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of South Fork Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,520 in math, 1,508 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Parts of South Fork Township (17% and 5% of its land) are served by South Fork School District 14 and Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve South Fork Township

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

Pawnee Community Unit School District 11Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 572 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,348IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,172 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,364IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Edinburg Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 212 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,468IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pawnee Community Unit School District 1132%
State average 29.9% · 281 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pawnee Community Unit School District 1112%
State average 25.8% · 261 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Taylorville Community Unit School District 333%
State average 29.9% · 1097 students tested
Math · PK–12, Taylorville Community Unit School District 314%
State average 25.8% · 1145 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Edinburg Community Unit School District 48%
State average 29.9% · 130 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edinburg Community Unit School District 42%
State average 25.8% · 114 students tested

South Fork Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Fork TownshipB−Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Taylorville—Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
BuckhartB−Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Cotton Hill—Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 PK–12
Pawnee—Pawnee Community Unit School District 11

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

Every school in South Fork Township

10 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 South Fork Townshipin other towns
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Taylorville
522 students15:1Rate it →
Pawnee Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pawnee
C+
325 students11:1Rate it →
Edinburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Edinburg
D
76 students9:1Rate it →
Taylorville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Taylorville
B
614 students14:1Rate it →
Edinburg Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Edinburg
C−
62 students10:1Rate it →
Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch
High · Grades 7–12 · Pawnee
C+
247 students10:1Rate it →
Taylorville Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Taylorville
C
739 students15:1Rate it →
Edinburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edinburg
B−
74 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in South Fork Townshiprun by other districts or the state
South Fork Jr Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Kincaid
C−
134 students13:1Rate it →
South Fork Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kincaid
C−
150 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about South Fork Township’s schools

Are South Fork Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools South Fork Township children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is South Fork Township in?

Pawnee Community Unit School District 11, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 572 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of South Fork Township are served by South Fork School District 14 and Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1.

Where do South Fork Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Taylorville Sr High School, Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch and Edinburg High School.

What is South Fork Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does South Fork Township spend per student?

$15,348 in Pawnee Community Unit School District 11, $14,364 in Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 and $18,468 in Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 (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.