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Schools in St. Rose Township · Central Community High School District 71, St. Rose School District 14-15

St. Rose Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 46% of St. Rose Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving St. 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
46%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Central Community High School District 71
Students per teacher
15.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
796 students on the public path
In brief

St. Rose Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 31% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Community High School District 71 spends $16,612 per student and St. Rose School District 14-15 $12,196, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Central Comm 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind St. Rose Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (928)Better than 82%
Towns in Clinton County (15)Better than 87%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 623 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put St. Rose Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of St. Rose Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (638 in math, 610 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8St Rose Elem SchoolSt. Rose School District 14-15A−
9–12Central Comm High Schoolin BreeseB+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve St. Rose Township

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

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
St. Rose School District 14-15Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 167 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,196IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Breese School District 12Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 607 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,258IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–8, St. Rose School District 14-1552%
State average 29.9% · 101 students tested
Math · PK–8, St. Rose School District 14-1537%
State average 25.8% · 112 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Breese School District 1248%
State average 29.9% · 365 students tested
Math · PK–8, Breese School District 1226%
State average 25.8% · 361 students tested

St. Rose Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Rose TownshipA−St. Rose School District 14-15 PK–8 · Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Wheatfield—Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
HelvetiaA−Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
BurgessA−Bond County Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
BreeseA−Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12

All 4 neighbors share Central Community High School District 71 with St. Rose Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in St. Rose Township

2 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 St. Rose Townshipby address
St Rose Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Breese
A−
167 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving St. Rose Townshipin other towns
Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
B+
629 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Rose Township’s schools

Are St. Rose Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools St. Rose Township children attend outscore 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Rose Township in?

Central Community High School District 71, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 629 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do St. Rose Township kids go to high school?

Central Comm High School in Breese, with 629 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is St. Rose Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does St. Rose Township spend per student?

$16,612 in Central Community High School District 71, $12,196 in St. Rose School District 14-15 and $11,258 in Breese School District 12 (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.