Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Public Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Mattoon, Mattoon, Lafayette, North Okaw, Humboldt, Paradise, Pleasant Grove and Humboldt.

At a glance

2,983Students enrolled

6Schools

8Towns served

$15,880Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

61%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

MattoonMattoonLafayetteNorth OkawHumboldtParadisePleasant GroveHumboldt

Grades K–5

Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch or Riddle Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Mattoon Middle School610 students · MattoonThis district

Grades 9–12

Mattoon High School888 students · MattoonThis district

Grades K–5

Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch or Riddle Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Mattoon Middle School610 students · MattoonThis district

Grades 9–12

Mattoon High School888 students · MattoonThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Mattoon Middle School or Charleston Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Mattoon High School or Charleston High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Mattoon High School or Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-HammondDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch or Riddle Elementary School or Arcola Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

Mattoon Middle School or Arcola High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

Mattoon High School or Arcola High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch or Riddle Elementary School or Neoga Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–12

Mattoon Middle School or Neoga Jr/Sr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

Mattoon High School or Neoga Jr/Sr High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Mattoon Middle School or Charleston Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Mattoon High School or Charleston High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–5

Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch or Riddle Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Mattoon Middle School610 students · MattoonThis district

Grades 9–12

Mattoon High School888 students · MattoonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency13%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts24%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)96%

State average 87.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,880

per student each year · 26% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration39%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)36%

State51%

Federal13%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,059’20

3,121’21

3,137’22

3,075’23

2,983’24

Students

White · 79%2,363

Two or more races · 9%254

Hispanic · 6%184

Black · 5%156

Asian · 1%19

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Mattoon16,586 people

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Mattoon14,496 people

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Lafayette4,684 people

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North Okaw1,284 people

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Humboldt1,035 people

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Paradise925 people

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Pleasant Grove921 people

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Humboldt329 people

Schools6 in district

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Arland D Williams Jr Elem SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 653 students · Mattoon

C+Public 📚

Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 589 students · Mattoon

CPublic 📚

Mattoon Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 610 students · Mattoon

B-Public 🏫

Mattoon High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 888 students · Mattoon

B-Public 🏫

LIFTHigh · Grades 11–12 · Mattoon

Public 📚

Franklin Elementary SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 243 students · Mattoon

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Sullivan Community Unit School District 300East Nelson · Jonathan Creek · Whitley · $12,363 per student

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Cumberland Community Unit School District 77Cottonwood · $14,767 per student

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Windsor Community Unit School District 1Whitley · $15,438 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.