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Schools in West Salem

West Salem’s public schools

Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2021, when 94% 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
43%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
394 students on the public path
In brief

West Salem’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of West Salem’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Edwards County High School places highest (better than 65%); West Salem Grade School lowest (65%). 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 West Salem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8West Salem Grade SchoolEdwards County Community Unit School District 1B+
9–12Edwards County High Schoolin AlbionB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Edwards County Community Unit School District 1.

The district

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

Edwards County Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 821 students · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,589IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 29.9% · 425 students tested
Math30%
State average 25.8% · 417 students tested

West Salem vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Salem—Edwards County Community Unit School District 1

Every school in West Salem

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 West Salemby address
West Salem Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8
B+
171 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving West Salemin other towns
Edwards County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Albion
B+
223 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about West Salem’s schools

Are West Salem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Salem. Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Salem in?

Edwards County Community Unit School District 1.

Where do West Salem kids go to high school?

Edwards County High School.

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What West Salem families are saying about 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.