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B+
Schools in Seneca · Seneca Township High School District 160, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170

Seneca’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts

31% of students in Seneca’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Seneca, 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
30%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Morris Community High School District 101
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,637 students on the public path
In brief

Seneca’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1354 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Seneca’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 31% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Seneca Township High School District 160 spends $38,565 per student and Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 $25,653, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Seneca’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1354)Better than 74%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 643 test results and a graduating class of 223 could put Seneca anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Seneca’s students in the tested grades sat them (630 in math, 655 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

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

Four districts serve Seneca

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

Seneca Township High School District 160Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 378 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$38,565IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 465 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,653IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24CGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 77 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 7.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,654IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Morris Community High School District 101Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 926 students · 17.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,309IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16022%
State average 29.9% · 98 students tested
Math · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16032%
State average 25.8% · 85 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 17033%
State average 29.9% · 285 students tested
Math · PK–8, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 17031%
State average 25.8% · 276 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C37%
State average 29.9% · 62 students tested
Math · PK–8, Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C32%
State average 25.8% · 61 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10129%
State average 29.9% · 210 students tested
Math · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10130%
State average 25.8% · 208 students tested

Seneca vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SenecaB+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
BrookfieldB+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
ManliusBSeneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Miller Township Community Consolidated K–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 with Seneca for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Seneca

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 Senecain other towns
Seneca Grade School North Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
256 students9:1Rate it →
Nettle Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Morris
B+
77 students7:1Rate it →
Morris Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morris
B+
926 students18:1Rate it →
Seneca High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
378 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Seneca’s schools

Are Seneca’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Seneca children attend outscore 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Seneca in?

Seneca Township High School District 160, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 378 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Seneca kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Morris Community High School and Seneca High School.

What is Seneca’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Morris Community High School District 101 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Seneca spend per student?

$38,565 in Seneca Township High School District 160, $25,653 in Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170, $23,654 in Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C and $13,309 in Morris Community High School District 101 (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.