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Schools in Marseilles · Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170, Seneca Township High School District 160

Marseilles’s public schools score below 58% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 23% of Marseilles’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Marseilles, 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.

#510of 768 Illinois townsK–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
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 13% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Ottawa Township High School District 140
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,385 students on the public path
In brief

Marseilles’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1198 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marseilles’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 spends $25,653 per student and Seneca Township High School District 160 $38,565, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2021–22. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Marseilles’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Illinois school districts, #510 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1198)Better than 55%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 913 test results and a graduating class of 310 could put Marseilles anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Marseilles’s students in the tested grades sat them (880 in math, 946 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Parts of Marseilles (10% of its land) are served by Miller Township Community Consolidated instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Marseilles

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

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 465 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,653IL $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+
Ottawa Township High School District 140Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,223 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,784IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Marseilles Elementary School District 150Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 528 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,453IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 17033%
State average 29.9% · 285 students tested
Math · PK–8, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 17031%
State average 25.8% · 276 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 · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14025%
State average 29.9% · 265 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14017%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Marseilles Elementary School District 15012%
State average 29.9% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–8, Marseilles Elementary School District 15013%
State average 25.8% · 250 students tested

Marseilles vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MarseillesC+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Marseilles Elementary School District 150 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
ManliusBSeneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Miller Township Community Consolidated K–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
BrookfieldB+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
RutlandC+Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Fall River—Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Ottawa Township High School District 140 with Marseilles for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Marseilles

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 Marseillesin other towns
Marseilles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
528 students12:1Rate it →
Seneca Grade School North Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Seneca
A−
256 students9:1Rate it →
Ottawa Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ottawa
B−
1,223 students14:1Rate it →
Seneca High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seneca
B+
378 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Marseilles’s schools

Are Marseilles’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marseilles children attend score below 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #510 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marseilles in?

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 465 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Marseilles are served by Miller Township Community Consolidated.

Where do Marseilles kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ottawa Township High School and Seneca High School.

What is Marseilles’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Ottawa Township High School District 140 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Marseilles spend per student?

$25,653 in Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170, $38,565 in Seneca Township High School District 160, $18,784 in Ottawa Township High School District 140 and $19,453 in Marseilles Elementary School District 150 (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.