Schools in Vance Township

Vance Township’s public schools

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305, Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 and Heritage Community Unit School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vance Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% 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

32%

2020–21

Math proficiency

52%

2020–21

Graduate on time

98%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.7K

▼ 32% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512

Students per teacher

12.6

IL 13.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,726 students on the public path

In brief

Vance Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Vance Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. St Joseph-Ogden High School places highest (better than 89%); Salt Fork South Elementary School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Vance Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and three high schools: St Joseph-Ogden High School, Salt Fork High School and Heritage 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 Vance Township, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Vance Township · depends on your address

Salt Fork North Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Catlin

C⁺

Heritage JH and Elem Sch

Grades K–8 · 270 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Homer

B⁺

Salt Fork South Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 154 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sidell

C⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to B⁺

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB⁺

9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305.

Three districts serve Vance Township

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

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 457 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$14,500IL $21,567 · FY2024

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 878 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$14,725IL $21,567 · FY2024

Heritage Community Unit School District 8Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 391 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$19,726IL $21,567 · FY2024

Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30532%

State average 29.9% · 114 students tested

Math · 9–12, St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30552%

State average 25.8% · 106 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Salt Fork Community Unit School District 51230%

State average 29.9% · 446 students tested

Math · PK–12, Salt Fork Community Unit School District 51212%

State average 25.8% · 418 students tested

Reading · K–12, Heritage Community Unit School District 832%

State average 29.9% · 185 students tested

Math · K–12, Heritage Community Unit School District 822%

State average 25.8% · 183 students tested

Vance Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Vance Township	—	Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 PK–12 · Heritage Community Unit School District 8 K–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
Catlin	B	Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Oakwood	C	Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 PK–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
South Homer	B⁺	Heritage Community Unit School District 8 K–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
Jamaica	—	Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Sidell	—	Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 PK–12 · Heritage Community Unit School District 8 K–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 with Vance Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Vance Township

7 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 Vance Townshipin other towns

Salt Fork North Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Catlin

C⁺

274 students14:1Rate it →

Salt Fork South Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sidell

C⁻

154 students9:1Rate it →

Heritage JH and Elem Sch

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Homer

B⁺

270 students11:1Rate it →

Salt Fork Junior High School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sidell

B⁺

202 students17:1Rate it →

St Joseph-Ogden High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Joseph

457 students13:1Rate it →

Salt Fork High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Catlin

C⁻

248 students15:1Rate it →

Heritage High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Broadlands

B⁻

121 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Vance Township’s schools

Are Vance Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vance Township. St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305, Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 and Heritage Community Unit School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vance Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vance Township in?

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305, Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 and Heritage Community Unit School District 8.

Where do Vance Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: St Joseph-Ogden High School, Salt Fork High School and Heritage 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.