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Schools in South Otter Township

South Otter Township’s public schools

North Mac Community Unit School District 34 and Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Otter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools 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
15%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlinville Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,437 students on the public path
In brief

South Otter Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of South Otter Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carlinville Primary School places highest (better than 93%); North Mac Middle School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve South Otter Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: North Mac High School and Carlinville 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 South Otter Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Mac Community Unit School District 34.

Two districts serve South Otter Township

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

North Mac Community Unit School District 34Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,155 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,084IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Carlinville Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,282 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,212IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, North Mac Community Unit School District 3415%
State average 29.9% · 569 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Mac Community Unit School District 3413%
State average 25.8% · 561 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carlinville Community Unit School District 131%
State average 29.9% · 650 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlinville Community Unit School District 133%
State average 25.8% · 648 students tested

South Otter Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Otter Township—North Mac Community Unit School District 34 PK–12 · Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
South Palmyra—Northwestern Community Unit School District 2
Nilwood—North Mac Community Unit School District 34
North Otter—North Mac Community Unit School District 34
Carlinville—Carlinville Community Unit School District 1

2 of the 4 neighbors share North Mac Community Unit School District 34 with South Otter Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Otter Township

8 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 Otter Townshipin other towns
Carlinville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Carlinville
A
376 students14:1Rate it →
North Mac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Virden
342 students13:1Rate it →
Carlinville Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Carlinville
A−
267 students17:1Rate it →
North Mac Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Girard
C+
224 students12:1Rate it →
Carlinville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carlinville
B+
286 students16:1Rate it →
North Mac Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Girard
C
228 students12:1Rate it →
North Mac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Virden
B−
361 students17:1Rate it →
Carlinville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlinville
B+
353 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about South Otter Township’s schools

Are South Otter Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Otter Township. North Mac Community Unit School District 34 and Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Otter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Otter Township in?

North Mac Community Unit School District 34 and Carlinville Community Unit School District 1.

Where do South Otter Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: North Mac High School and Carlinville High School.

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What South Otter 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.