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Schools in Rome Township · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Rome Community Consolidated School District 2

Rome Township’s public schools score below 74% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Rome Township, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Rome Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
20%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
2,406 students on the public path
In brief

Rome Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 spends $21,435 per student and Rome Community Consolidated School District 2 $14,583, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rome Township’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 26% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1335)Better than 26%
Towns in Jefferson County (16)Better than 6%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 649 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Rome Township anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Rome Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (643 in math, 655 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rome Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Rome Comm Cons Elem SchoolRome Community Consolidated School District 2B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Rome 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
Rome Community Consolidated School District 2Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 286 students, down 29% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,583IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Woodlawn Unit District 209 (9-12) in RomeGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Centralia High School District 200Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 887 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,397IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well 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, Rome Community Consolidated School District 228%
State average 29.9% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–8, Rome Community Consolidated School District 215%
State average 25.8% · 248 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20017%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20022%
State average 25.8% · 150 students tested

Rome Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rome TownshipCRome Community Consolidated School District 2 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Centralia High School District 200 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
Grand Prairie—Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12 · Woodlawn Unit District 209 (9-12) in Grand Prairie
FieldCField Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
RaccoonCRaccoon Consolidated School District 1 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
CasnerB−Woodlawn Unit District 209 PK–12 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12

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

Every school in Rome Township

3 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 Rome Townshipby address
Rome Comm Cons Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dix
B−
286 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Rome Townshipin other towns
Mount Vernon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
C
1,233 students14:1Rate it →
Centralia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centralia
C+
887 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Rome Township’s schools

Are Rome Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rome Township children attend score below 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rome Township in?

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,233 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Rome Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mount Vernon High School and Centralia High School.

What is Rome Township’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Rome Township spend per student?

$21,435 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, $14,583 in Rome Community Consolidated School District 2 and $21,397 in Centralia High School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.