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Schools in Tyrone Township · Christopher Community Unit School District 99, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Tyrone Township’s public schools score below 60% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

15% of students in Tyrone Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tyrone 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.

#522of 768 Illinois townsK–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
26%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Christopher Community Unit School District 99
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
716 students on the public path
In brief

Tyrone Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 844 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tyrone Township’s, its schools beat 52%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Tyrone Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Christopher Community Unit School District 99 spends $17,842 per student and Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 $15,627, 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 Tyrone Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Illinois school districts, #522 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (844)Better than 52%
Towns in Franklin County (12)Better than 58%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 654 test results and a graduating class of 58 could put Tyrone Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Tyrone Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (639 in math, 669 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Christopher Elem SchoolChristopher Community Unit School District 99C+
9–12Christopher HighChristopher Community Unit School District 99D

Tyrone Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Christopher Community Unit School District 99). From grade PK, students attend the Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196, shared with Barren, Goode, Sesser and Valier. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Tyrone Township

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

Christopher Community Unit School District 99Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 716 students · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,842IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 548 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,627IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Christopher Community Unit School District 9926%
State average 29.9% · 357 students tested
Math · PK–12, Christopher Community Unit School District 999%
State average 25.8% · 327 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 19627%
State average 29.9% · 312 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 19621%
State average 25.8% · 312 students tested

Tyrone Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tyrone TownshipC+Christopher Community Unit School District 99 PK–12 · Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 PK–12
GoodeB−Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196
BrowningCBenton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Christopher Community Unit School District 99 PK–12 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
Six MileDZeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188

Every school in Tyrone 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 Tyrone Townshipby address
Christopher Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Christopher
C+
510 students14:1Rate it →
Christopher High
High · Grades 9–12 · Christopher
D
206 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Franklin-Jefferson SPED Social Em).

Questions about Tyrone Township’s schools

Are Tyrone Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tyrone Township children attend score below 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #522 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tyrone Township in?

Two districts: Christopher Community Unit School District 99 runs grades PK–12, and Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 runs grades PK–12, shared with Barren, Goode, Sesser and Valier.

Where do Tyrone Township kids go to high school?

Christopher High in Christopher, with 206 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Tyrone Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Christopher Community Unit School District 99 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Tyrone Township spend per student?

$17,842 in Christopher Community Unit School District 99 and $15,627 in Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 (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.