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Schools in Dalton City

Dalton City’s public schools

Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
38%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,870 students on the public path
In brief

Dalton City’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dalton City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Mt Zion Elem School places highest (better than 86%); Mt Zion Jr High School lowest (70%). 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 Dalton City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1McGaughey Elem Schoolin Mount ZionNo scores
2–3Mt Zion Elem Schoolin Mount ZionA
7–8Mt Zion Jr High Schoolin Mount ZionB+
9–12Mt Zion High Schoolin Mount ZionA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3.

The district

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

Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,427 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,892IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 29.9% · 1293 students tested
Math32%
State average 25.8% · 1227 students tested

Dalton City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Dalton City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dalton City—Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3

Every school in Dalton City

4 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 Dalton Cityin other towns
McGaughey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Mount Zion
371 students17:1Rate it →
Mt Zion Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Mount Zion
A
359 students16:1Rate it →
Mt Zion Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mount Zion
B+
378 students16:1Rate it →
Mt Zion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Zion
A−
762 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Dalton City’s schools

Are Dalton City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dalton City. Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dalton City in?

Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3.

Where do Dalton City kids go to high school?

Mt Zion 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.