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Schools in Wheatfield Township

Wheatfield Township’s public schools

Central Community High School District 71, Breese School District 12 and Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheatfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% 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
37%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,162 students on the public path
In brief

Wheatfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Wheatfield Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Central Comm High School places highest (better than 73%); Carlyle Junior High School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Wheatfield Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Central Comm High School and Carlyle 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 Wheatfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central Community High School District 71.

Three districts serve Wheatfield Township

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

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Breese School District 12Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 607 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,258IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 926 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Breese School District 1248%
State average 29.9% · 365 students tested
Math · PK–8, Breese School District 1226%
State average 25.8% · 361 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 129%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 118%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested

Wheatfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wheatfield Township—Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
St. RoseA−St. Rose School District 14-15 PK–8 · Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
IrishtownC+Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Mills—Bond County Community Unit School District 2
WadeBBreese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Tamalco—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Bond County Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 with Wheatfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wheatfield Township

6 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 Wheatfield Townshipin other towns
Carlyle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carlyle
B+
364 students14:1Rate it →
Beckemeyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Beckemeyer
250 students16:1Rate it →
Breese Elem School
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Breese
B+
357 students16:1Rate it →
Carlyle Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carlyle
B−
281 students14:1Rate it →
Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
B+
629 students15:1Rate it →
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlyle
B−
281 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wheatfield Township’s schools

Are Wheatfield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wheatfield Township. Central Community High School District 71, Breese School District 12 and Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheatfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wheatfield Township in?

Central Community High School District 71, Breese School District 12 and Carlyle Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Wheatfield Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Central Comm High School and Carlyle High School.

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What Wheatfield Township 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.