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Schools in Wabash Township · Marshall Community Unit School District 2C

Wabash Township’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Wabash Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On-time graduation in Wabash Township runs at 77%, below the Illinois average (88%). 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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,181 students on the public path
In brief

Wabash Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1392 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wabash Township’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 31% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,637 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is North Elem School, then Marshall Jr High School, then Marshall 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wabash Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresD Graduation

B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1392)Better than 40%
Towns in Clark County (15)Better than 40%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 652 test results and a graduating class of 102 could put Wabash Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wabash Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (641 in math, 662 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2South Elem Schoolin MarshallNo scores
3–6North Elem Schoolin MarshallB+
7–8Marshall Jr High Schoolin MarshallA−
9–12Marshall High Schoolin MarshallB+

Wabash Township’s public schools are run by Marshall Community Unit School District 2C, which also serves Anderson, Auburn, Darwin and Dolson and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Marshall Community Unit School District 2CGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,181 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,637IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.9% · 662 students tested
Math31%
State average 25.8% · 641 students tested

Wabash Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wabash TownshipB−Marshall Community Unit School District 2C
Elbridge—Paris Community Unit School District 4
Marshall—Marshall Community Unit School District 2C
Douglas—Marshall Community Unit School District 2C
Darwin—Marshall Community Unit School District 2C

3 of the 4 neighbors share Marshall Community Unit School District 2C with Wabash Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Prairieton, IN and Sugar Creek, IN border Wabash Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Wabash 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 Wabash Townshipin other towns
South Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Marshall
306 students13:1Rate it →
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Marshall
B+
339 students12:1Rate it →
Marshall Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Marshall
A−
186 students13:1Rate it →
Marshall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marshall
B+
350 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Wabash Township’s schools

Are Wabash Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wabash Township children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wabash Township in?

Marshall Community Unit School District 2C, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,181 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Wabash Township kids go to high school?

Marshall High School in Marshall, with 350 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Wabash Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Marshall Community Unit School District 2C graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Wabash Township spend per student?

$13,637 in Marshall Community Unit School District 2C (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.