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Schools in Highland Township

Highland Township’s public schools

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C, Seneca Township High School District 160, Dwight Common School District 232 and Dwight Township High School District 230 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 112% 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
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Dwight Common School District 232
Students per teacher
11.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,280 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Highland Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Seneca High School places highest (better than 70%); Dwight Common School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Highland Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Seneca High School and Dwight High School. 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 Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C.

Four districts serve Highland Township

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

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2CGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 316 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,156IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Seneca Township High School District 160Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 378 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$38,565IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Dwight Common School District 232Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 519 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,831IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Dwight Township High School District 230Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 211 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$31,169IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C27%
State average 29.9% · 195 students tested
Math · PK–8, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C22%
State average 25.8% · 184 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
Reading · PK–8, Dwight Common School District 23216%
State average 29.9% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–8, Dwight Common School District 23215%
State average 25.8% · 254 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Dwight Township High School District 23015%
State average 29.9% · 56 students tested
Math · 9–12, Dwight Township High School District 23024%
State average 25.8% · 48 students tested

Highland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland Township—Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Vienna—Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Goodfarm—Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8
Allen—Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 K–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12
Nevada—Odell Community Consolidated School District 435 PK–8 · Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Dwight Township High School District 230 with Highland Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Highland 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 Highland Townshipin other towns
Dwight Common School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dwight
C+
519 students13:1Rate it →
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mazon
B−
172 students11:1Rate it →
Seneca High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seneca
B+
378 students10:1Rate it →
Dwight High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dwight
B−
211 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Township’s schools

Are Highland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Township. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C, Seneca Township High School District 160, Dwight Common School District 232 and Dwight Township High School District 230 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland Township in?

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C, Seneca Township High School District 160, Dwight Common School District 232 and Dwight Township High School District 230.

Where do Highland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Seneca High School and Dwight High School.

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What Highland Township 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). Stars are from neighbors.