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Schools in Maine Township

Maine Township’s public schools

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, Coal City Community Unit School District 1 and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2021, when 122% 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
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Coal City Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,681 students on the public path
In brief

Maine Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Maine Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Coal City Elem School places highest (better than 77%); Gardner Elem School lowest (54%). 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 Maine Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Coal City Early Childhood CenterCoal City Community Unit School District 1No scores
2–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District.

Three districts serve Maine Township

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

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 154 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$30,824IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Coal City Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,129 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,202IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72CGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 146 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,090IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 29.9% · 39 students tested
Math · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 25.8% · 50 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Coal City Community Unit School District 155%
State average 29.9% · 1075 students tested
Math · PK–12, Coal City Community Unit School District 146%
State average 25.8% · 1052 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C22%
State average 29.9% · 97 students tested
Math · PK–8, Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C32%
State average 25.8% · 113 students tested

Maine Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maine Township—Coal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12
MazonB−Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
BracevilleACoal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Braceville School District 75 PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12
GarfieldB−Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Gardner-South Wilmington Township High with Maine Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Maine 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).

District schools in Maine Townshipby address
Coal City Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Coal City
437 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Maine Townshipin other towns
Gardner Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gardner
B−
146 students9:1Rate it →
Coal City Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Coal City
A−
302 students14:1Rate it →
Coal City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coal City
B+
642 students16:1Rate it →
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Gardner
B+
154 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Maine Township’s schools

Are Maine Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Maine Township. Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, Coal City Community Unit School District 1 and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Maine Township in?

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, Coal City Community Unit School District 1 and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C.

Where do Maine Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Coal City High School and Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S.

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What Maine 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.