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Schools in Humboldt Township · Mattoon Community Unit School District 2, Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306

Humboldt Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Humboldt Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 13% of Humboldt Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). 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
23%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,561 students on the public path
In brief

Humboldt Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 spends $15,880 per student and Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 $18,130, 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 Humboldt Township’s grade

C Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1356)Better than 54%
Towns in Coles County (12)Better than 83%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,832 test results and a graduating class of 239 could put Humboldt Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Humboldt Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,786 in math, 1,878 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Humboldt Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mattoon Community Unit School District 2). From grade PK, students attend the Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306, shared with Arcola, Arcola, Bourbon and Bowdre. Its elementary school is in Mattoon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Humboldt Township

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

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,983 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,880IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 709 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,130IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Mattoon Community Unit School District 224%
State average 29.9% · 1549 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mattoon Community Unit School District 213%
State average 25.8% · 1450 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 30618%
State average 29.9% · 329 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 30615%
State average 25.8% · 336 students tested

Humboldt Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Humboldt TownshipB−Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 PK–12
LafayetteC−Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Charleston Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Arcola—Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
North Okaw—Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12
Seven Hickory—Charleston Community Unit School District 1
MattoonB−Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

3 of the 5 neighbors share Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 with Humboldt Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Humboldt Township

5 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 Humboldt Townshipin other towns
Arcola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Arcola
C+
410 students13:1Rate it →
Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C+
653 students14:1Rate it →
Riddle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C
589 students15:1Rate it →
Mattoon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mattoon
B−
610 students12:1Rate it →
Arcola High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Arcola
C
299 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Treatment & Learning Center-H).

Questions about Humboldt Township’s schools

Are Humboldt Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Humboldt Township children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Humboldt Township in?

Two districts: Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, and Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 runs grades PK–12, shared with Arcola, Arcola, Bourbon and Bowdre.

What is Humboldt Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Humboldt Township spend per student?

$15,880 in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 and $18,130 in Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 (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.