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Best Public Schools in Perry County, IL

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At a glance

Schools

2,545

Students

Districts

Top rankedPinckneyville Middle School194^th of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Community Cons School up 502 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tamaroa Elementary School 10.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinckneyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 W Mulberry St	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Pinckneyville School District 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 357-5161	268	18	15.1	42.2%	248 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	57.4	706^th of 1737 public elementary schools	59.4%		66	689^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.5%	17												61.8	56.9					59.4	58.2	49.0					53.8	98.4%		$13,449	$1,351	$12,098
Pinckneyville Middle School	Public	5-8	700 E Water St	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Pinckneyville School District 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 357-2724	235	18	12.8	43.8%	215 (91.5%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	78.8	194^th of 1126 public middle schools	82.8%		82.6	211^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.6%	17										52.9	62.1			70.6	88.7	78.3	72.4	77.5			62.7	71.7	50.0		49.1	99.1%		$13,595	$988	$12,607
Tri-County Ward-Intermediate	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 N Division St	Du Quoin	62832	Perry County	Tri-County Sp Educational Jnt Agreement	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 684-2109	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Project SOAR Alternative Optional Educational Program	Public	9-12	101 Spero Dr	Murphysboro	62966	Perry County	Alxndr/Jcksn/Pulsk/Prry/Union ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 687-7290	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Du Quoin High School	Public	9-12	500 E South St	Du Quoin	62832	Perry County	Du Quoin CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 542-4744	397	34	11.5	45.3%	339 (85.4%)	15 (3.8%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	38.5	391^st of 620 public high schools	36.9%		43.6	405^th of 698 public high schools	42.0%	14	58.0	38.9	38.6	23.6	43.2	33.3	47.1	34.3	39.2																	99.3%		$17,931	$1,023	$16,908
Du Quoin Middle School	Public	5-8	845 E Jackson St	Du Quoin	62832	Perry County	Du Quoin CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 542-2646	376	32	11.9	57.2%	322 (85.6%)	11 (2.9%)	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	45.1	590^th of 1126 public middle schools	47.6%		66.3	407^th of 1368 public middle schools	70.2%	183										28.9	45.7			39.8	53.4	70.1	87.0	62.2			23.5	26.1	26.4	35.9	27.9	99.5%		$14,823	$659	$14,164
Du Quoin Elementary School	Public	K-4	845 E Jackson St	Du Quoin	62832	Perry County	Du Quoin CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 542-2646	556	37	15.1	58.6%	470 (84.5%)	19 (3.4%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	34.2	1112^th of 1737 public elementary schools	36.0%		40.1	1209^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.2%	97												52.1	47.6					49.8	34.4	42.9					38.8	99.4%		$14,476	$1,583	$12,893
Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	6067 State Route 154	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Ccsd 204	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 357-2419	210	13	16.6	36.2%	200 (95.2%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	72.3	423^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	75.6%		53.8	925^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.0%	502												66.7	63.6		78.3			49.6	66.7			47.8			31.5	98.6%		$9,641	$679	$8,962
Pinckneyville Community High School	Public	9-12	600 E Water St	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Pinckneyville CHSD 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 357-5013	403	29	13.7	43.4%	370 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	58.3	228^th of 620 public high schools	63.2%		54.2	309^th of 698 public high schools	55.7%	81	58.4	48.1	33.7	51.9	46.1	63.0	46.7	42.2	52.2																	99.5%		$15,232	$772	$14,460
Tamaroa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 W Main St	Tamaroa	62888	Perry County	Tamaroa School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 496-5513	100	10	10.5	74.0%	94 (94.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																		47.8							50.0	96%		$16,645	$1,824	$14,821

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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