Stevenson Township’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 45% of Stevenson Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Stevenson 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.
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.
Stevenson Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1237 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stevenson Township’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 26% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Salem Community High School District 600 spends $12,301 per student and Salem School District 111 $13,355, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Salem Community 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.
What’s behind Stevenson Township’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stevenson Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Stevenson Township
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
Kindergarten in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Hawthorn Elem School
Grades K–3 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
1st grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Hawthorn Elem School
Grades K–3 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
2nd grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Hawthorn Elem School
Grades K–3 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
3rd grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Hawthorn Elem School
Grades K–3 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
4th grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Franklin Park Middle School
Grades 4–8 · 528 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
5th grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Franklin Park Middle School
Grades 4–8 · 528 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
6th grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Franklin Park Middle School
Grades 4–8 · 528 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
7th grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Franklin Park Middle School
Grades 4–8 · 528 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
8th grade in Stevenson Township · depends on your address
Franklin Park Middle School
Grades 4–8 · 528 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Iuka Comm Cons School
Grades PK–8 · 231 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
9th grade in Stevenson Township
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
10th grade in Stevenson Township
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
11th grade in Stevenson Township
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
12th grade in Stevenson Township
Salem Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 706 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Salem
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Stevenson Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Stevenson Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Stevenson Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Township | A− | Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7 PK–8 · Salem School District 111 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 |
| Iuka | — | Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 |
| Haines | — | Kell Consolidated School District 2 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 |
| Alma | — | South Central Community Unit School District 401 PK–12 · Salem School District 111 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 |
| Salem | B+ | Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10 PK–8 · Salem School District 111 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 |
All 4 neighbors share Salem Community High School District 600 with Stevenson Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Stevenson 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).
Questions about Stevenson Township’s schools
Are Stevenson Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Stevenson Township children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stevenson Township in?
Salem Community High School District 600, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 706 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Stevenson Township kids go to high school?
Salem Community High School in Salem, with 706 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Stevenson Township’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Salem Community High School District 600 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Stevenson Township spend per student?
$12,301 in Salem Community High School District 600, $13,355 in Salem School District 111 and $12,519 in Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Stevenson Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Stevenson Township → They have their own page.
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.