Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMount Pulaski’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Mount Pulaski’s districts is 24%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Pulaski, 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.
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.
Mount Pulaski’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1433 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Pulaski’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
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’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 ↓
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.
What’s behind Mount Pulaski’s grade
C+: better than 43% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Pulaski, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski High School
Grades 9–12 · 178 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski High School
Grades 9–12 · 178 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski High School
Grades 9–12 · 178 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski High School
Grades 9–12 · 178 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Mount Pulaski’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.
Well below the state in reading
Mount Pulaski vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Mount Pulaski’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Pulaski | C+ | Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 |
Every school in Mount Pulaski
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).
Questions about Mount Pulaski’s schools
Are Mount Pulaski’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Pulaski 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 51%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mount Pulaski 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 kids go to high school?
Mount Pulaski High School, with 178 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Mount Pulaski’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 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.
Parents talk
What Mount Pulaski families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mount Pulaski → They have their own page.
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.