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Schools in Erienna Township · Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C, Morris Community High School District 101

Erienna Township’s public schools outscore 69% of Illinois districts

31% of students in Erienna Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Erienna 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.

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
28%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Morris Community High School District 101
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,381 students on the public path
In brief

Erienna Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 28% and math 31% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C spends $23,654 per student and Morris Community High School District 101 $13,309, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Erienna Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1155)Better than 69%
Towns in Grundy County (17)Better than 59%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 363 test results and a graduating class of 223 could put Erienna Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Erienna Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (354 in math, 370 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Nettle Creek Elem Schoolin MorrisB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Parts of Erienna Township (16%, 14% and 4% of its land) are served by Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170, Miller Township Community Consolidated and Morris School District 54 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Erienna Township

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C37%
State average 29.9% · 62 students tested
Math · PK–8, Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C32%
State average 25.8% · 61 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10129%
State average 29.9% · 210 students tested
Math · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10130%
State average 25.8% · 208 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16022%
State average 29.9% · 98 students tested
Math · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16032%
State average 25.8% · 85 students tested

Erienna Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Erienna TownshipB+Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Norman—Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8
WauponseeC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
MorrisC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
ManliusBSeneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Miller Township Community Consolidated K–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Nettle Creek—Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Morris (city)B+Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Morris Community High School District 101 with Erienna Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Erienna 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).

Also serving Erienna Townshipin other towns
Other public schools in Erienna Townshiprun by other districts or the state

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Transition Learning Center of Gru).

Questions about Erienna Township’s schools

Are Erienna Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Erienna Township children attend outscore 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Erienna Township in?

Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 77 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Erienna Township are served by Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170, Miller Township Community Consolidated and Morris School District 54.

Where do Erienna Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Morris Community High School and Seneca High School.

What is Erienna Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Morris Community High School District 101 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Erienna Township spend per student?

$23,654 in Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C, $13,309 in Morris Community High School District 101 and $38,565 in Seneca Township High School District 160 (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.