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Schools in Mitchell · Granite City Community Unit School District 9

Mitchell’s public schools score below 98% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 10% of Mitchell’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mitchell, 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
10%
▼ 20 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
71%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,086 students on the public path
In brief

Mitchell’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 10% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

71% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,631 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two elementary, one middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Mitchell’s grade

D Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 2% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 2%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1275)Better than 1%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,613 test results and a graduating class of 480 could put Mitchell anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mitchell’s students in the tested grades sat them (421 in math, 2,805 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KPrather Elementary Schoolin Granite CityNo scores
3–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–8Coolidge Junior High Schin Granite CityB−
9–12Granite City High Schoolin Granite CityC

Mitchell’s public schools are run by Granite City Community Unit School District 9, which also serves Chouteau, Granite City, Granite City and Madison and others. 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.

Granite City Community Unit School District 9Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,747 students · 17.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,631IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading10%
State average 29.9% · 2805 students tested
Math9%
State average 25.8% · 421 students tested

Mitchell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MitchellD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Pontoon BeachD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9
EdwardsvilleA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12

Every school in Mitchell

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).

Also serving Mitchellin other towns
Prather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Granite City
612 students17:1Rate it →
Frohardt Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Granite City
C−
452 students16:1Rate it →
Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Granite City
C+
413 students15:1Rate it →
Coolidge Junior High Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Granite City
B−
854 students18:1Rate it →
Granite City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Granite City
C
1,755 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Mitchell’s schools

Are Mitchell’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mitchell children attend score below 98% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mitchell in?

Granite City Community Unit School District 9, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,747 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mitchell kids go to high school?

Granite City High School in Granite City, with 1,755 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Mitchell’s graduation rate?

71% of the class of 2023 in Granite City Community Unit School District 9 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mitchell spend per student?

$13,631 in Granite City Community Unit School District 9 (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.