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Schools in Mountain Township

Mountain Township’s public schools

Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 and Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountain Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2020–21
Math proficiency
5%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,976 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Mountain Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Gallatin Junior High School places highest (better than 58%); Harrisburg High School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mountain Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Harrisburg High School and Gallatin 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3.

Two districts serve Mountain Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,781 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,341IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 703 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,825IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 335%
State average 29.9% · 829 students tested
Math · PK–12, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 35%
State average 25.8% · 844 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gallatin Community Unit School District 734%
State average 29.9% · 344 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gallatin Community Unit School District 711%
State average 25.8% · 318 students tested

Mountain Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain Township—Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
Cottage—Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
Eagle Creek—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
IndependenceC−Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Equality—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

3 of the 4 neighbors share Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 with Mountain Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mountain Township

6 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 Mountain Townshipin other towns
Gallatin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Junction
B−
314 students13:1Rate it →
West Side Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Harrisburg
400 students11:1Rate it →
Gallatin Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Junction
B
186 students11:1Rate it →
Harrisburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrisburg
C+
382 students12:1Rate it →
Harrisburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrisburg
C
491 students12:1Rate it →
Gallatin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Junction
B−
203 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountain Township’s schools

Are Mountain Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mountain Township. Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 and Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountain Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mountain Township in?

Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 and Gallatin Community Unit School District 7.

Where do Mountain Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Harrisburg High School and Gallatin High School.

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What Mountain Township families are saying about school.

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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.