Marine Chapter House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMarine Township’s public schools outscore 87% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 43% of Marine Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marine 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.
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.
Marine Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1126 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marine Township’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 43% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,555 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Triad Middle School, then Triad 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.
What’s behind Marine Township’s grade
A: better than 87% of Illinois school districts. 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 Marine Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Marine Township · depends on your address
Silver Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 757 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Troy
C A Henning School
Grades PK–5 · 706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Troy
St Jacob Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 262 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Saint Jacob
Kindergarten in Marine Township
Marine Elem School
Grades K–5 · 141 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Marine
1st grade in Marine Township
Marine Elem School
Grades K–5 · 141 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Marine
2nd grade in Marine Township
Marine Elem School
Grades K–5 · 141 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Marine
3rd grade in Marine Township
Marine Elem School
Grades K–5 · 141 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Marine
4th grade in Marine Township
Marine Elem School
Grades K–5 · 141 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Marine
5th grade in Marine Township
Marine Elem School
Grades K–5 · 141 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Marine
6th grade in Marine Township
Triad Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 925 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Saint Jacob
7th grade in Marine Township
Triad Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 925 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Saint Jacob
8th grade in Marine Township
Triad Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 925 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Saint Jacob
9th grade in Marine Township
Triad High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Troy
10th grade in Marine Township
Triad High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Troy
11th grade in Marine Township
Triad High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Troy
12th grade in Marine Township
Triad High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Troy
Marine Township’s public schools are run by Triad Community Unit School District 2, which also serves Jarvis, Marine, Pin Oak and St. Jacob and others. Parts of Marine Township (13% of its land) are served by Highland Community Unit School District 5 instead. 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
Marine Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Marine Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Township | A | Triad Community Unit School District 2 |
| St. Jacob | A | Triad Community Unit School District 2 |
| Saline | A− | Highland Community Unit School District 5 |
| Alhambra | A− | Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 |
| Helvetia | A− | Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12 |
| Pin Oak | A− | Triad Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Triad Community Unit School District 2 with Marine Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Marine Township
3 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 Marine Township’s schools
Are Marine Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Marine Township children attend outscore 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Marine Township in?
Triad Community Unit School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,009 students in 6 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Marine Township are served by Highland Community Unit School District 5.
Where do Marine Township kids go to high school?
Triad High School in Troy, with 1,218 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Marine Township’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Triad Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Marine Township spend per student?
$13,555 in Triad Community Unit School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Marine Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Marine Township → 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.