Schools in Nevada Township

Nevada Township’s public schools

Odell Community Consolidated School District 435, Pontiac Township High School District 90, Dwight Township High School District 230 and Dwight Common School District 232 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nevada Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 93% 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

27%

2020–21

Math proficiency

12%

2020–21

Spent per student

$21.5K

▼ 0% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Pontiac Township High School District 90

Students per teacher

11.8

IL 13.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,543 students on the public path

In brief

Nevada Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Nevada Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Pontiac High School places highest (better than 60%); Dwight Common School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

Kindergarten in Nevada Township · depends on your address

Dwight Common School

Grades PK–8 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dwight

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Odell Grade School

Grades PK–8 · 155 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Odell

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The path, start to finish

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁺

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Odell Community Consolidated School District 435.

Four districts serve Nevada Township

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

Odell Community Consolidated School District 435Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 155 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$16,525IL $21,567 · FY2024

Pontiac Township High School District 90Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 658 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$21,527IL $21,567 · FY2024

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Dwight Township High School District 230Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 211 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$31,169IL $21,567 · FY2024

Dwight Common School District 232Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 519 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$13,831IL $21,567 · FY2024

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Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Odell Community Consolidated School District 43527%

State average 29.9% · 88 students tested

Math · PK–8, Odell Community Consolidated School District 43512%

State average 25.8% · 83 students tested

Reading · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9022%

State average 29.9% · 173 students tested

Math · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9027%

State average 25.8% · 163 students tested

Reading · 9–12, Dwight Township High School District 23015%

State average 29.9% · 56 students tested

Math · 9–12, Dwight Township High School District 23024%

State average 25.8% · 48 students tested

Reading · PK–8, Dwight Common School District 23216%

State average 29.9% · 298 students tested

Math · PK–8, Dwight Common School District 23215%

State average 25.8% · 254 students tested

Nevada Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Nevada Township	—	Odell Community Consolidated School District 435 PK–8 · Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Dwight	—	Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12
Sunbury	—	Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12
Odell	B⁻	Odell Community Consolidated School District 435 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Highland	—	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Dwight Common School District 232 with Nevada Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Nevada 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 Nevada Townshipin other towns

Dwight Common School

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dwight

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519 students13:1Rate it →

Odell Grade School

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Odell

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155 students9:1Rate it →

Pontiac High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Pontiac

658 students13:1Rate it →

Dwight High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Dwight

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211 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Nevada Township’s schools

Are Nevada Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nevada Township. Odell Community Consolidated School District 435, Pontiac Township High School District 90, Dwight Township High School District 230 and Dwight Common School District 232 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nevada Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nevada Township in?

Odell Community Consolidated School District 435, Pontiac Township High School District 90, Dwight Township High School District 230 and Dwight Common School District 232.

Where do Nevada Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pontiac High School and Dwight High School.

Parents talk

What Nevada 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.