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Schools in Pittsburg

Pittsburg’s public schools

Marion Community Unit School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pittsburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/7schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
37%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
3,684 students on the public path
In brief

Pittsburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Pittsburg’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Washington Elem School places highest (better than 82%); Marion High School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Pittsburg, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Marion 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 Pittsburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12Marion High Schoolin MarionC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marion Community Unit School District 2.

The district

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

Marion Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,684 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,659IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 29.9% · 1807 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 1597 students tested

Pittsburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pittsburg—Marion Community Unit School District 2

Every school in Pittsburg

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).

Also serving Pittsburgin other towns
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marion
B+
376 students13:1Rate it →
Adams School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Creal Springs
B−
283 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B
482 students13:1Rate it →
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
A−
465 students13:1Rate it →
Longfellow Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B
261 students13:1Rate it →
Marion Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
B−
742 students15:1Rate it →
Marion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marion
C+
1,075 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pittsburg’s schools

Are Pittsburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pittsburg. Marion Community Unit School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pittsburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pittsburg in?

Marion Community Unit School District 2.

Where do Pittsburg kids go to high school?

Marion High 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.