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Schools in Union Township

Union Township’s public schools

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 and Effingham Community Unit School District 40 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 111% 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
46%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,265 students on the public path
In brief

Union Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Union Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Dieterich Elem School places highest (better than 91%); Effingham Junior High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Union Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Effingham Junior High School and Dieterich Jr/Sr 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Union Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dieterich Community Unit School District 30.

Two districts serve Union Township

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

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 632 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,974IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Effingham Community Unit School District 40Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,261 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,887IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dieterich Community Unit School District 3046%
State average 29.9% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dieterich Community Unit School District 3039%
State average 25.8% · 287 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Effingham Community Unit School District 4027%
State average 29.9% · 1157 students tested
Math · PK–12, Effingham Community Unit School District 4018%
State average 25.8% · 1211 students tested

Union Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union Township—Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 PK–12 · Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12
WatsonB+Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
Lucas—Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
MasonB−Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Altamont Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
Blair—North Clay Community Unit School District 25

2 of the 4 neighbors share Effingham Community Unit School District 40 with Union Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Union Township

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 Union Townshipin other towns
Dieterich Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dieterich
A
359 students15:1Rate it →
Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Effingham
175 students11:1Rate it →
Effingham Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Effingham
B−
458 students13:1Rate it →
Dieterich Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dieterich
B+
273 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Township’s schools

Are Union Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Union Township. Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 and Effingham Community Unit School District 40 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Union Township in?

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 and Effingham Community Unit School District 40.

Where do Union Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Effingham Junior High School and Dieterich Jr/Sr 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.