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Schools in Mount Pulaski Township · Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23

Mount Pulaski Township’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 24% of Mount Pulaski Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Pulaski 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+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
24%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
547 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Pulaski Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Mount Pulaski Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,475 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Mount Pulaski High School. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Zion Lutheran School Inc (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Pulaski Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 43% 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 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1495)Better than 46%
Towns in Logan County (17)Better than 6%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 270 test results and a graduating class of 40 could put Mount Pulaski Township anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mount Pulaski Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (272 in math, 268 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Mount Pulaski Elem SchoolMount Pulaski Community Unit District 23C+
9–12Mount Pulaski High SchoolMount Pulaski Community Unit District 23B+

Mount Pulaski Township’s public schools are run by Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23, which also serves Aetna, Elkhart, Elkhart and Hurlbut 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.

Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 547 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,475IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 29.9% · 268 students tested
Math21%
State average 25.8% · 272 students tested

Mount Pulaski Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Pulaski TownshipC+Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23
Elkhart—Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 PK–12 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Chester—Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Laenna—Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23
Lanesville—Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Buffalo Hart—Tri-City Community Unit School District 1
Lake Fork—Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 PK–12 · Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11 PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 with Mount Pulaski Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mount Pulaski Township

3 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 Pulaski Townshipby address
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mount Pulaski
C+
369 students12:1Rate it →
Mount Pulaski High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Pulaski
B+
178 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Zion Lutheran School Inc
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mount Pulaski
Private · Religious
75 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Pulaski Township’s schools

Are Mount Pulaski Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Pulaski Township children attend score below 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Pulaski Township in?

Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 547 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mount Pulaski Township kids go to high school?

Mount Pulaski High School in Mount Pulaski, with 178 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Mount Pulaski Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mount Pulaski Township spend per student?

$16,475 in Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Mount Pulaski Township?

Yes: Zion Lutheran School Inc (religious, grades PK–8, 75 students).

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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.