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Schools in Dodds Township · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178

Dodds Township’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

14% of students in Dodds Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dodds 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.

#577of 768 Illinois townsK–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
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
1,450 students on the public path
In brief

Dodds Township’s schools, in brief

Dodds Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Spring Garden Elementary School (K–4) and Spring Garden Middle School (5–8) are Dodds Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Field, Ina, McClellan, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Pendleton, Rome, Shiloh, Spring Garden and Webber: Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon. The high school’s own results earn a C. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 spends $21,435 per student and Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 $14,571, 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 Dodds Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts, #577 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1339)Better than 34%
Towns in Jefferson County (16)Better than 19%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 395 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Dodds Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Dodds Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (389 in math, 400 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Spring Garden Elementary SchoolSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178B+
5–8Spring Garden Middle Schoolin InaB−
9–12Mount Vernon High Schoolin Mount VernonC

Dodds Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178). From grade 9, students attend the Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Field, Ina, McClellan, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Pendleton, Rome, Shiloh, Spring Garden and Webber. Its middle school is in Ina. Parts of Dodds Township (14%, 11% and 7% of its land) are served by Bethel School District 82, Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 and McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Dodds Township

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

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,233 students · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,435IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178Grades K–8 · 2 schools · 217 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,571IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mount Vernon Township High School District 20115%
State average 29.9% · 253 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mount Vernon Township High School District 20113%
State average 25.8% · 245 students tested
Reading · K–8, Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 17822%
State average 29.9% · 147 students tested
Math · K–8, Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 17817%
State average 25.8% · 144 students tested

Dodds Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dodds TownshipCSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 K–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
McClellanC+Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Woodlawn Unit District 209 PK–12 · McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 K–8
Mount Vernon—Field Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Summersville School District 79 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
Spring GardenCSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 K–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
PendletonC+Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Bluford Unit School District 318 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon (city)DMount Vernon School District 80 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with Dodds Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dodds Township

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).

District schools in Dodds Townshipby address
Spring Garden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Mount Vernon
B+
124 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Dodds Townshipin other towns
Spring Garden Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ina
B−
93 students11:1Rate it →
Mount Vernon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
C
1,233 students14:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Dodds Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Bethel Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mount Vernon
C+
154 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Mt Vernon Alternative School and Safe School Program).

Questions about Dodds Township’s schools

Are Dodds Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dodds Township children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #577 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dodds Township in?

Two districts: Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 runs grades K–8, and Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 runs grades 9–12, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Field, Ina, McClellan, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Pendleton, Rome, Shiloh, Spring Garden and Webber.

Where do Dodds Township kids go to high school?

Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, with 1,233 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Dodds Township’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Dodds Township spend per student?

$21,435 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 and $14,571 in Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 (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.