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Schools in Wyanet Township · Princeton High School District 500, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Wyanet Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Wyanet Township’s districts is 34%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wyanet 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.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,385 students on the public path
In brief

Wyanet Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1354 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wyanet Township’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 21% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Princeton High School District 500 spends $19,488 per student and Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 $20,747, 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 Wyanet Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1354)Better than 77%
Towns in Bureau County (25)Better than 92%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 594 test results and a graduating class of 98 could put Wyanet Township anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wyanet Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (616 in math, 572 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Bureau Valley Elemntry-WyanetBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340No scores
3–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Wyanet Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340). From grade 9, students attend the Princeton High School District 500, shared with Arispie, Berlin, Bureau, Dover, Dover, Indiantown, Malden, Milo, Princeton, Princeton, Selby, Senachwine, Tiskilwa and Wheatland. Its school is in Manlius. Parts of Wyanet Township (5% of its land) are served by Princeton Elementary School District 115 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wyanet Township

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

Princeton High School District 500Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 479 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,488IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 906 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,747IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 29.9% · 106 students tested
Math · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 25.8% · 128 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 34036%
State average 29.9% · 466 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 34020%
State average 25.8% · 488 students tested

Wyanet Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wyanet TownshipBBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Princeton—Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Bureau—Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Indiantown—Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
ConcordBBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

3 of the 4 neighbors share Princeton High School District 500 with Wyanet Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wyanet Township

5 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 Wyanet Townshipby address
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wyanet
126 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Wyanet Townshipin other towns
Bureau Valley North
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walnut
B−
183 students9:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Manlius
B
303 students10:1Rate it →
Princeton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Princeton
B+
479 students16:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sheffield
C+
294 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Wyanet Township’s schools

Are Wyanet Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Wyanet Township children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wyanet Township in?

Two districts: Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 runs grades PK–12, and Princeton High School District 500 runs grades 9–12, shared with Arispie, Berlin, Bureau, Dover, Dover, Indiantown, Malden, Milo, Princeton, Princeton, Selby, Senachwine, Tiskilwa and Wheatland.

Where do Wyanet Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Princeton High School and Bureau Valley High School.

What is Wyanet Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Princeton High School District 500 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Wyanet Township spend per student?

$19,488 in Princeton High School District 500 and $20,747 in Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 (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.