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Schools in Field Township · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Field Community Consolidated School District 3

Field Township’s public schools score below 71% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

16% of students in Field Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Field 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.

K–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
16%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 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
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,466 students on the public path
In brief

Field Township’s schools, in brief

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

Field Elementary School (PK–8) is Field Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Dodds, 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, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% 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 Field Community Consolidated School District 3 $13,024, 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 Field Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 29% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1489)Better than 25%
Towns in Jefferson County (16)Better than 12%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 415 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Field Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Field Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (401 in math, 429 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Field Elementary SchoolField Community Consolidated School District 3C+
9–12Mount Vernon High Schoolin Mount VernonC

Field Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Field Community Consolidated School District 3). From grade 9, students attend the Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Dodds, Ina, McClellan, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Pendleton, Rome, Shiloh, Spring Garden and Webber. Its high school is in Mount Vernon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Field 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
Field Community Consolidated School District 3Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 233 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,024IL $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 · PK–8, Field Community Consolidated School District 317%
State average 29.9% · 176 students tested
Math · PK–8, Field Community Consolidated School District 317%
State average 25.8% · 156 students tested

Field Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Field TownshipCField Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
Farrington—Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 · Bluford Unit School District 318 (9-12) in Farrington
RomeCRome Community Consolidated School District 2 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
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
Haines—Kell Consolidated School District 2 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with Field Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Field Township

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).

District schools in Field Townshipby address
Field Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Texico
C+
233 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Field Townshipin other towns
Mount Vernon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
C
1,233 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Field Township’s schools

Are Field Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Field Township children attend score below 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Field Township in?

Two districts: Field Community Consolidated School District 3 runs grades PK–8, and Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 runs grades 9–12, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Dodds, Ina, McClellan, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Pendleton, Rome, Shiloh, Spring Garden and Webber.

Where do Field 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 Field 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 Field Township spend per student?

$21,435 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 and $13,024 in Field Community Consolidated School District 3 (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.