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Schools in Nelson Township

Nelson Township’s public schools

Rock Falls Township High School District 301, Dixon Unit School District 170 and East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 109% 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
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Dixon Unit School District 170
Students per teacher
15.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,928 students on the public path
In brief

Nelson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Nelson Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Rock Falls Township High School places highest (better than 60%); East Coloma - Nelson Elem Sch lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Nelson Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Dixon High School and Rock Falls Township 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 Nelson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rock Falls Township High School District 301.

Three districts serve Nelson Township

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

Rock Falls Township High School District 301Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 530 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,141IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Dixon Unit School District 170Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,436 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,626IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 214 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,268IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Rock Falls Township High School District 30122%
State average 29.9% · 141 students tested
Math · 9–12, Rock Falls Township High School District 30122%
State average 25.8% · 171 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dixon Unit School District 17021%
State average 29.9% · 1271 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dixon Unit School District 17015%
State average 25.8% · 1224 students tested
Reading · PK–8, East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 2022%
State average 29.9% · 154 students tested
Math · PK–8, East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 2017%
State average 25.8% · 143 students tested

Nelson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nelson Township—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 PK–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12
PalmyraB−Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12
South Dixon—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12
ColomaB−Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 PK–8 · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 PK–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12
Harmon—Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Dixon Unit School District 170 with Nelson Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Nelson 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).

Also serving Nelson Townshipin other towns
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Dixon
424 students16:1Rate it →
East Coloma - Nelson Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rock Falls
C+
214 students12:1Rate it →
Dixon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dixon
B
760 students17:1Rate it →
Rock Falls Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rock Falls
B
530 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Nelson Township’s schools

Are Nelson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nelson Township. Rock Falls Township High School District 301, Dixon Unit School District 170 and East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nelson Township in?

Rock Falls Township High School District 301, Dixon Unit School District 170 and East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20.

Where do Nelson Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dixon High School and Rock Falls Township High School.

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What Nelson 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.