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Schools in Thayer

Thayer’s public schools

North Mac Community Unit School District 34 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thayer. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% 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
15%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,155 students on the public path
In brief

Thayer’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Thayer’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. North Mac High School places highest (better than 48%); North Mac Middle School lowest (34%). 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 Thayer, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2North Mac Elementaryin VirdenNo scores
3–5North Mac Intermediatein GirardC+
6–8North Mac Middle Schoolin GirardC
9–12North Mac High Schoolin VirdenB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Mac Community Unit School District 34.

The district

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

North Mac Community Unit School District 34Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,155 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,084IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 29.9% · 569 students tested
Math13%
State average 25.8% · 561 students tested

Thayer vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thayer—North Mac Community Unit School District 34

Every school in Thayer

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 Thayerin other towns
North Mac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Virden
342 students13:1Rate it →
North Mac Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Girard
C+
224 students12:1Rate it →
North Mac Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Girard
C
228 students12:1Rate it →
North Mac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Virden
B−
361 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Thayer’s schools

Are Thayer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Thayer. North Mac Community Unit School District 34 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thayer. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Thayer in?

North Mac Community Unit School District 34.

Where do Thayer kids go to high school?

North Mac High School.

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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.