Public schools in Granite City, IL
Granite City has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,809 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Granite City's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Granite City | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City Community Unit School District #9 | 8 | 5,817 | $14,168 |
| Venice CUSD 3 | 1 | 92 | $46,946 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Granite City, 1,755 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City High School | 1,755 | 20.2 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Granite City, 1,672 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge Junior High School | 854 | 18.2 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
| Grigsby Intermediate School | 818 | 17.8 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Granite City, 2,382 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prather Elementary School | 612 | 16.5 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
| Frohardt Elementary School | 452 | 16.1 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
| Wilson Elementary School | 448 | 14.9 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 413 | 14.8 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
| Maryville Elementary School | 395 | 15.8 | All free (CEP) | Granite City Community Unit |
| Venice Elementary School | 62 | 5.6 | All free (CEP) | Venice CUSD 3 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Granite City's public schools compare with Illinois's
The median Granite City school has 16.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Illinois median of 13.1. 78% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 452 students (state 374).
| Granite City | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.1 | 13.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 452 | 374 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 78% | 54% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Granite City schools and the 3,817 Illinois schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Granite City
- Granite City Community Unit School District #9Runs 8 of Granite City's 9 public schools and spent $14,168 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,168
- Granite City High School, the largest high school in Granite City1,755 students in 2024-25, 20.2 per teacher.1,755
- Compare Granite City Community Unit School District #9 with Venice CUSD 3Granite City's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IllinoisIllinois's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Granite City addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Granite City
How many public schools are in Granite City, IL?
9 public schools with an address in Granite City were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,809 students.What is the largest high school in Granite City?
Granite City High School, with 1,755 students in 2024-25 (Granite City Community Unit School District #9).Which districts run Granite City's schools?
Granite City Community Unit School District #9 (8 schools), Venice CUSD 3 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25