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Schools in South Homer Township · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305, Heritage Community Unit School District 8

South Homer Township’s public schools outscore 70% of Illinois districts

33% of students in South Homer Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving South Homer 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
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
848 students on the public path
In brief

South Homer Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1392 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of South Homer Township’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 spends $14,500 per student and Heritage Community Unit School District 8 $19,726, 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 South Homer Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 70% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1392)Better than 80%
Towns in Champaign County (30)Better than 70%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 294 test results and a graduating class of 118 could put South Homer Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of South Homer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (289 in math, 299 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Heritage JH and Elem SchHeritage Community Unit School District 8B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

South Homer Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Heritage Community Unit School District 8). From grade 9, students attend the St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305, shared with Oakwood, Ogden, Ogden, Royal, Somer, St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Stanton, Urbana and Vance. Its high school is in Saint Joseph. Parts of South Homer Township (6% of its land) are served by Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve South Homer Township

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

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 457 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,500IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
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

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30532%
State average 29.9% · 114 students tested
Math · 9–12, St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30552%
State average 25.8% · 106 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

South Homer Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Homer TownshipB+Heritage Community Unit School District 8 K–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
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
Ayers—Heritage Community Unit School District 8
OgdenA−Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 PK–8 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
SidneyBTolono Community Unit School District 7

2 of the 4 neighbors share Heritage Community Unit School District 8 with South Homer Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Homer 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).

District schools in South Homer Townshipby address
Heritage JH and Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Homer
B+
270 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving South Homer Townshipin other towns
St Joseph-Ogden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Joseph
A
457 students13:1Rate it →
Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Broadlands
B−
121 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about South Homer Township’s schools

Are South Homer Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools South Homer Township children attend outscore 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is South Homer Township in?

Two districts: Heritage Community Unit School District 8 runs grades K–12, and St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 runs grades 9–12, shared with Oakwood, Ogden, Ogden, Royal, Somer, St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Stanton, Urbana and Vance.

Where do South Homer Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: St Joseph-Ogden High School and Heritage High School.

What is South Homer Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does South Homer Township spend per student?

$14,500 in St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 and $19,726 in Heritage Community Unit School District 8 (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.