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Schools in St. Francis Township · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50, Dieterich Community Unit School District 30

St. Francis Township’s public schools outscore 94% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in St. Francis Township’s districts is 51%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving St. Francis 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
56%
▲ 26 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 25 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.1K
▼ 48% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,418 students on the public path
In brief

St. Francis Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1435 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Francis Township’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 51% 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

Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 spends $11,134 per student and Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 $11,974, 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 St. Francis Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 94% 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 94%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1435)Better than 99%
Towns in Effingham County (15)Better than 80%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 847 test results and a graduating class of 76 could put St. Francis Township anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of St. Francis Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (844 in math, 851 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

St. Francis Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50). From grade PK, students attend the Dieterich Community Unit School District 30, shared with Bishop, Dieterich, Lucas, Montrose and Union. Its school is in Teutopolis. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve St. Francis Township

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

Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,125 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,134IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Dieterich Community Unit School District 30Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 632 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,974IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Teutopolis Community Unit School District 5061%
State average 29.9% · 553 students tested
Math · PK–12, Teutopolis Community Unit School District 5057%
State average 25.8% · 557 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dieterich Community Unit School District 3046%
State average 29.9% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dieterich Community Unit School District 3039%
State average 25.8% · 287 students tested

St. Francis Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Francis TownshipATeutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12 · Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 PK–12
TeutopolisA+Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50
BishopADieterich Community Unit School District 30 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
Grove—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Spring PointA−Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 PK–12 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
WatsonB+Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 with St. Francis Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in St. Francis 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 St. Francis Townshipin other towns
Teutopolis Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Teutopolis
A+
620 students15:1Rate it →
Dieterich Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dieterich
A
359 students15:1Rate it →
Dieterich Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dieterich
B+
273 students13:1Rate it →
Teutopolis Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Teutopolis
A+
166 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Francis Township’s schools

Are St. Francis Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools St. Francis Township children attend outscore 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Francis Township in?

Two districts: Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 runs grades PK–12, and Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bishop, Dieterich, Lucas, Montrose and Union.

What is St. Francis Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does St. Francis Township spend per student?

$11,134 in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 and $11,974 in Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 (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.