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Schools in Texas Township · Clinton Community Unit School District 15, Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

Texas Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Texas Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Texas Township, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). 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
33%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Clinton Community Unit School District 15
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,977 students on the public path
In brief

Texas Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 22% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Clinton Community Unit School District 15 spends $17,236 per student and Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 $12,998, 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 Texas Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1351)Better than 54%
Towns in De Witt County (13)Better than 92%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,367 test results and a graduating class of 119 could put Texas Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Texas Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,353 in math, 1,381 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–13 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
2–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Texas Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Clinton Community Unit School District 15). From grade PK, students attend the Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2, shared with Forsyth, Hickory Point, Maroa and Maroa. Its elementary school is in Forsyth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Texas Township

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

Clinton Community Unit School District 15Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,765 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,236IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,212 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,998IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clinton Community Unit School District 1527%
State average 29.9% · 792 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clinton Community Unit School District 1520%
State average 25.8% · 808 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 242%
State average 29.9% · 589 students tested
Math · PK–12, Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 225%
State average 25.8% · 545 students tested

Texas Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Texas TownshipB−Clinton Community Unit School District 15 PK–12 · Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Creek—Clinton Community Unit School District 15 PK–12 · DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 PK–12
Tunbridge—Clinton Community Unit School District 15 PK–12 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Maroa—Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2
ClintoniaCClinton Community Unit School District 15

3 of the 4 neighbors share Clinton Community Unit School District 15 with Texas Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Texas 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 Texas Townshipin other towns
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forsyth
A−
593 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Clinton
183 students13:1Rate it →
Douglas Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Clinton
177 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Clinton
A−
506 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C+
385 students11:1Rate it →
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maroa
B
271 students18:1Rate it →
Clinton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
C+
514 students13:1Rate it →
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Maroa
B+
348 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Texas Township’s schools

Are Texas Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Texas Township children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Texas Township in?

Two districts: Clinton Community Unit School District 15 runs grades PK–12, and Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Forsyth, Hickory Point, Maroa and Maroa.

Where do Texas Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Clinton High School and Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch.

What is Texas Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Clinton Community Unit School District 15 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Texas Township spend per student?

$17,236 in Clinton Community Unit School District 15 and $12,998 in Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 (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.