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Schools in Mount Pleasant Township · Morrison Community Unit School District 6

Mount Pleasant Township’s public schools score below 53% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

22% of students in Mount Pleasant Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Pleasant 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.

#473of 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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
973 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Pleasant Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 22% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,230 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

From grade 3 the district’s path is Southside School, then Morrison Jr High School, then Morrison 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 Mount Pleasant Township’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Illinois school districts, #473 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1505)Better than 50%
Towns in Whiteside County (22)Better than 36%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 492 test results and a graduating class of 80 could put Mount Pleasant Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mount Pleasant Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (479 in math, 506 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Northside SchoolMorrison Community Unit School District 6No scores
3–5Southside SchoolMorrison Community Unit School District 6B
6–8Morrison Jr High SchoolMorrison Community Unit School District 6B−
9–12Morrison High SchoolMorrison Community Unit School District 6B

Mount Pleasant Township’s public schools are run by Morrison Community Unit School District 6, which also serves Clyde, Morrison, Union Grove and Ustick. 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.

Morrison Community Unit School District 6Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 973 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,230IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.9% · 506 students tested
Math22%
State average 25.8% · 479 students tested

Mount Pleasant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Pleasant TownshipB−Morrison Community Unit School District 6
Lyndon—Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3
Union GroveB−Morrison Community Unit School District 6
HopkinsB−Sterling Community Unit District 5
Clyde—Morrison Community Unit School District 6
Genesee—Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12 · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Morrison Community Unit School District 6 with Mount Pleasant Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mount Pleasant Township

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).

District schools in Mount Pleasant Townshipby address
Northside School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Morrison
264 students16:1Rate it →
Southside School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Morrison
B
200 students15:1Rate it →
Morrison Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morrison
B−
215 students15:1Rate it →
Morrison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morrison
B
294 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Morrison Alt Learning Program, Bi-County Sp Ed-3-5 Life Skills-M, Bi-County Sp Ed-Life Skills HS-Mo, Bi-County Sp Ed-Life Skill Jr Hgh and Bi-County Sp Ed-K-2 Life Skills-M).

Questions about Mount Pleasant Township’s schools

Are Mount Pleasant Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Pleasant Township children attend score below 53% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #473 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Pleasant Township in?

Morrison Community Unit School District 6, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 973 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mount Pleasant Township kids go to high school?

Morrison High School in Morrison, with 294 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Mount Pleasant Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Morrison Community Unit School District 6 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mount Pleasant Township spend per student?

$14,230 in Morrison Community Unit School District 6 (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.