Illinois public high school · Mount Zion CUSD 3

Mount Zion High School

315 S Henderson St, Mount Zion, IL 62549. 73.9% of its 206 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

Mount Zion CUSD 3Macon County
73.9%Enrolled in college within 12 months7.1 pts above Illinois (66.8%)
94.1%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)4.3 pts above Illinois (89.8%)
21.2%Students from low-income families
206Graduates in the class measured

The path from Mount Zion

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 47.8%2-year college 26.1%Not enrolled within 12 months 26.1%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Mount Zion

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Millikin University7.5 mi51%$16,652$57,738
    Richland Community College8.1 mi54%$2,690$42,563
    Lake Land College35.8 mi58%$5,445$44,674
    Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois38.5 mi85%$27,647$37,239
    Lincoln Land Community College39.2 mi53%$3,659$42,248
    University of Illinois Springfield39.4 mi53%$7,528$64,479

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Eisenhower High School (5.3 mi, 36% to college) · Meridian High School (7.8 mi, 59.5% to college) · MacArthur High School (8.1 mi, 42.5% to college) · Okaw Valley High School (11.3 mi, 48.9% to college) · Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School (11.5 mi, 66.7% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Mount Zion CUSD 3's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureMount ZionIllinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months73.9%66.8%
Graduation rate94.1%89.8%
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Quick answers

What percent of Mount Zion High School graduates go to college?
73.9% of its most recent class at Mount Zion High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Mount Zion High School?
Mount Zion High School has a four-year graduation rate of 94.1%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.