Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Dwight’s public schools score below 79% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Dwight’s districts is 16%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dwight, 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.
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.
Dwight’s schools, in brief
Dwight runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Dwight Common School (PK–8) is Dwight’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Dwight Township High School District 230 with Allen, Broughton, Dwight, Emington, Garfield, Goodfarm, Highland, Nevada, Round Grove, Sunbury and Union: Dwight High School in Dwight. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Dwight’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Dwight Common School District 232 spends $13,831 per student and Dwight Township High School District 230 $31,169, 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.
What’s behind Dwight’s grade
C−: better than 21% of Illinois school districts, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dwight, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Dwight
Dwight Common School
Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Dwight
Dwight High School
Grades 9–12 · 211 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Dwight
Dwight High School
Grades 9–12 · 211 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Dwight
Dwight High School
Grades 9–12 · 211 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Dwight
Dwight High School
Grades 9–12 · 211 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Dwight runs its own schools through grade 8 (Dwight Common School District 232). From grade 9, students attend the Dwight Township High School District 230, shared with Allen, Broughton, Dwight, Emington, Garfield, Goodfarm, Highland, Nevada, Round Grove, Sunbury and Union. Its school is in Dwight. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Dwight
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Dwight vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Dwight’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight | C− | Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12 |
Every school in Dwight
2 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).
Questions about Dwight’s schools
Are Dwight’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dwight children attend score below 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dwight in?
Two districts: Dwight Common School District 232 runs grades PK–8, and Dwight Township High School District 230 runs grades 9–12, shared with Allen, Broughton, Dwight, Emington, Garfield, Goodfarm, Highland, Nevada, Round Grove, Sunbury and Union.
Where do Dwight kids go to high school?
Dwight High School, with 211 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Dwight’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Dwight Township High School District 230 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Dwight spend per student?
$13,831 in Dwight Common School District 232 and $31,169 in Dwight Township High School District 230 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dwight 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.