Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5Mahomet’s public schools outscore 81% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 40% of Mahomet’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mahomet, 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.
Mahomet’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 40% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,620 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Lincoln Trail Elem School, then Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School, then Mahomet-Seymour High School. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Mahomet’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Illinois school districts, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mahomet, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Mahomet
Middletown Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 805 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Mahomet
Middletown Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 805 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Mahomet
Middletown Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 805 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Mahomet
Middletown Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 805 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Mahomet
Lincoln Trail Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 801 students · 19:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Mahomet
Lincoln Trail Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 801 students · 19:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Mahomet
Lincoln Trail Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 801 students · 19:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,050 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Mahomet’s public schools are run by Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3, which also serves Champaign, Hensley, Mahomet and Newcomb and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Mahomet vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Mahomet’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mahomet | A− | Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 |
| Newcomb | A− | Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12 |
| Hensley | B− | Champaign Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 with Mahomet, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Mahomet
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).
Questions about Mahomet’s schools
Are Mahomet’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mahomet children attend outscore 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mahomet in?
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,468 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mahomet kids go to high school?
Mahomet-Seymour High School, with 1,050 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Mahomet’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Mahomet spend per student?
$10,620 in Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mahomet families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mahomet → They have their own page.
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.