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Schools in Western Mound Township

Western Mound Township’s public schools

Carlinville Community Unit School District 1, Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 and Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Western Mound Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% 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
31%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlinville Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,429 students on the public path
In brief

Western Mound Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Western Mound Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carlinville Primary School places highest (better than 93%); Northwestern High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Western Mound Township, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Carlinville High School, Greenfield High School and Northwestern 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 Western Mound Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carlinville Community Unit School District 1.

Three districts serve Western Mound Township

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

Carlinville Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,282 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,212IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Greenfield Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 417 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,223IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Northwestern Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 323 students · 9.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,403IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Carlinville Community Unit School District 131%
State average 29.9% · 650 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlinville Community Unit School District 133%
State average 25.8% · 648 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Greenfield Community Unit School District 1017%
State average 29.9% · 186 students tested
Math · PK–12, Greenfield Community Unit School District 1017%
State average 25.8% · 196 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Northwestern Community Unit School District 217%
State average 29.9% · 156 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northwestern Community Unit School District 212%
State average 25.8% · 146 students tested

Western Mound Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Western Mound Township—Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Chesterfield—Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Barr—Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
Bird—Carlinville Community Unit School District 1
RockbridgeCGreenfield Community Unit School District 10

2 of the 4 neighbors share Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 with Western Mound Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Western Mound Township

6 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 Western Mound Townshipin other towns
Carlinville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Carlinville
A
376 students14:1Rate it →
Greenfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greenfield
C+
309 students12:1Rate it →
Northwestern Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palmyra
C
189 students11:1Rate it →
Carlinville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlinville
B+
353 students11:1Rate it →
Greenfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenfield
C
108 students7:1Rate it →
Northwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmyra
C−
94 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Western Mound Township’s schools

Are Western Mound Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Western Mound Township. Carlinville Community Unit School District 1, Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 and Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Western Mound Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Western Mound Township in?

Carlinville Community Unit School District 1, Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 and Northwestern Community Unit School District 2.

Where do Western Mound Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Carlinville High School, Greenfield High School and Northwestern High School.

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What Western Mound 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.