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Schools in Mount Vernon Township

Mount Vernon Township’s public schools

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Field Community Consolidated School District 3 and Summersville School District 79 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Vernon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
15%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
6
1,516 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Vernon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mount Vernon Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Summersville Grade School places highest (better than 80%); Mount Vernon High School lowest (31%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mount Vernon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Summersville Grade SchoolSummersville School District 79A−
9–12Mount Vernon High Schoolin Mount VernonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Vernon Township High School District 201.

Three districts serve Mount Vernon 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
Field Community Consolidated School District 3Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 233 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,024IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Summersville School District 79Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 283 students · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,939IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

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 · PK–8, Field Community Consolidated School District 317%
State average 29.9% · 176 students tested
Math · PK–8, Field Community Consolidated School District 317%
State average 25.8% · 156 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Summersville School District 7957%
State average 29.9% · 153 students tested
Math · PK–8, Summersville School District 7937%
State average 25.8% · 144 students tested

Mount Vernon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Vernon Township—Field Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Summersville School District 79 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
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
DoddsCSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 K–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
FieldCField Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
Farrington—Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99 K–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 · Bluford Unit School District 318 (9-12) in Farrington
WebberCBluford Unit School District 318 PK–12 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
Mount Vernon (city)DMount Vernon School District 80 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with Mount Vernon Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mount Vernon Township

7 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 Vernon Townshipby address
Summersville Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mount Vernon
A−
283 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Mount Vernon Townshipin other towns
Mount Vernon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
C
1,233 students14:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Mount Vernon Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Zadok Casey Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Vernon
C−
380 students12:1Rate it →
Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mount Vernon
243 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Coram Deo Classical School
Grades PK–10 · Mount Vernon
Private · Religious
56 students8:1Rate it →
Coram Deo Classical Christian School
Grades PK–10 · Mount Vernon
Private · Religious
56 students8:1Rate it →
Victory Christian Academy
Grades 5–12 · Mount Vernon
Private · Religious
8 students3:1Rate it →

Left off: 7 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Oakland Education Center, Communication Disorders / Autism Jefferson County, Clnton/Mrn/Wshngtn Pre-Kind Prog, ROE 13 Seniors Plus, ROE 13 High Needs, ROE 13 Student Success and MVTHS East Campus).

Questions about Mount Vernon Township’s schools

Are Mount Vernon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Vernon Township. Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Field Community Consolidated School District 3 and Summersville School District 79 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Vernon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Vernon Township in?

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Field Community Consolidated School District 3 and Summersville School District 79.

Where do Mount Vernon Township kids go to high school?

Mount Vernon High School.

Are there private schools in Mount Vernon Township?

Yes: Coram Deo Classical School (grades PK–10, 56 students), Coram Deo Classical Christian School (grades PK–10, 56 students) and Victory Christian Academy (grades 5–12, 8 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). Stars are from neighbors.