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Schools in South Ross Township

South Ross Township’s public schools

Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District and Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Ross Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% 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
29%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 51% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
965 students on the public path
In brief

South Ross Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of South Ross Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Bismarck-Henning Elem School places highest (better than 65%); Coop HS 7 lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve South Ross Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Coop HS 1 and Coop HS 7. 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 Ross Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District.

Two districts serve South Ross Township

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

Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 802 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,487IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 409 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,751IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District29%
State average 29.9% · 429 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District21%
State average 25.8% · 417 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 737%
State average 29.9% · 181 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 717%
State average 25.8% · 164 students tested

South Ross Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Ross Township—Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit PK–12 · Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
RossBRossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7
NewellBBismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit
MiddleforkCPotomac Community Unit School District 10 PK–8 · Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 K–8 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12
BlountBBismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit PK–12 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit with South Ross Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Ross Township

4 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 Ross Townshipin other towns
Bismarck-Henning Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bismarck
B+
309 students13:1Rate it →
Rossville-Alvin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rossville
C+
300 students15:1Rate it →
Coop HS 1
High · Grades 9–12 · Bismarck
C+
247 studentsRate it →
Coop HS 7
High · Grades 9–12 · Rossville
C−
109 studentsRate it →

Questions about South Ross Township’s schools

Are South Ross Township’s schools good?

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

What school district is South Ross Township in?

Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District and Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7.

Where do South Ross Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Coop HS 1 and Coop HS 7.

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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.