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Schools in McClellan Township · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12

McClellan Township’s public schools score below 61% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 18% of McClellan Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving McClellan 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.

K–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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
1,289 students on the public path
In brief

McClellan Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 spends $21,435 per student and McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 $19,156, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Mount Vernon 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind McClellan Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1487)Better than 37%
Towns in Jefferson County (16)Better than 62%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 696 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put McClellan Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of McClellan Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (671 in math, 691 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8McClellan Elementary SchoolMcClellan Community Consolidated School District 12A−
9–12Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon Township High School District 201C

Parts of McClellan Township (5% of its land) are served by Woodlawn Unit District 209 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve McClellan Township

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

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,233 students · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,435IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 56 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,156IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Waltonville Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 310 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,100IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Woodlawn Unit District 209Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 496 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,177IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mount Vernon Township High School District 20115%
State average 29.9% · 253 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mount Vernon Township High School District 20113%
State average 25.8% · 245 students tested
Reading · K–8, McClellan Community Consolidated School District 1224%
State average 29.9% · 31 students tested
Math · K–8, McClellan Community Consolidated School District 1250%
State average 25.8% · 26 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Reading · PK–12, Waltonville Community Unit School District 127%
State average 29.9% · 169 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waltonville Community Unit School District 117%
State average 25.8% · 172 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Woodlawn Unit District 20926%
State average 29.9% · 238 students tested
Math · PK–12, Woodlawn Unit District 20924%
State average 25.8% · 254 students tested

McClellan Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McClellan TownshipC+Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Woodlawn Unit District 209 PK–12 · McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 K–8
DoddsCSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 K–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
Blissville—Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12
Elk Prairie—Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
ShilohC+Woodlawn Unit District 209 PK–12 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Woodlawn Unit District 209 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with McClellan Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in McClellan Township

2 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 McClellan Townshipby address
McClellan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mount Vernon
A−
56 students8:1Rate it →
Mount Vernon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
C
1,233 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Mt Vernon Area Career Center).

Questions about McClellan Township’s schools

Are McClellan Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools McClellan Township children attend score below 61% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is McClellan Township in?

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,233 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of McClellan Township are served by Woodlawn Unit District 209 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon.

Where do McClellan Township kids go to high school?

Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, with 1,233 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is McClellan Township’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does McClellan Township spend per student?

$21,435 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, $19,156 in McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12, $16,100 in Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 and $18,177 in Woodlawn Unit District 209 (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.