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Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Mattoon, Mattoon Township, Lafayette Township, Humboldt Township, Pleasant Grove Township, North Okaw Township, Paradise Township and Humboldt.

Mattoon’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,983
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,880
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$13.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the IL average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.7M, about $4,593 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Mattoon 16,667Mattoon Township 14,433C−Lafayette Township 4,678B−Humboldt Township 1,187C−Pleasant Grove Township 1,187North Okaw Township 981Paradise Township 966Humboldt 354

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mattoon. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Mattoon Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mattoon High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.8% · 1,450 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 29.9% · 1,549 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.6% · 239 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,880 per student · 26% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 51%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,059’20
3,121’21
3,137’22
3,075’23
2,983’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 6%Black 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Franklin Elementary School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mattoon
243 students21:1
Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C+
653 students14:1
Riddle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C
589 students15:1
Mattoon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mattoon
B−
610 students12:1
Mattoon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mattoon
B−
888 students17:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Charleston Community Unit School District 1Charleston, Charleston Township, Hutton Township
$14,205per student
Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306Arcola Township, Bourbon Township
$18,130per student
Sullivan Community Unit School District 300East Nelson Township, Jonathan Creek Township, Whitley Township
$12,363per student
Arthur Community Unit School District 305Bourbon Township, Jonathan Creek Township
$18,458per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.