Education
The City of Mendota education is served by two school districts. The high school is under School District #280, and all of the elementary schools are in School District #289. Our schools are organized by grades and not neighborhoods. Buses do meet at each school to transport students to each school. Our schools offer a variety of extra-curricular activities for students.
Mendota School District #280
Mendota High School
2300 W. Main St .
Phone (815) 539-7446
Mendota School District #289
https://www.m289.org/
Blackstone Elementary School (K-1)
1309 Jefferson St.
Phone (815) 539-6888
Lincoln Elementary School (2nd-4th)
805 Fourth Ave.
Phone (815) 538-6226
Northbrook Middle School (5th-8th)
1804 Guiles Ave.
Phone (815) 539-6237
Private Schools
Holy Cross Catholic School (K-8th)
1010 Jefferson St.
Phone (815) 539-7003
www.holycrossmendota.com
Holy Cross Preschool
807 Michigan Ave.
Phone (815) 539-6435
Post-Graduate
Illinois Valley Community College
815 North Orlando Smith Ave.
Oglesby, IL 61348
Phone: (815) 224-2720
Area 4 Year Colleges And Universities
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Northern Illinois University, DeKalb (45 mi 72 km) www.niu.edu
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Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal (75 miles, 120 kilometers) illinoisstate.edu
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Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington-Normal (75 miles, 120 kilometers)
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Rockford University, Rockford (55 miles, 88 kilometers) www.rockford.edu
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Bradley University, Peoria (80 miles, 128 kilometers) www.bradley.edu
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Illinois Central College, East Peoria (80 miles, 128 kilometers) www.icc.edu
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Midstate College, Peoria (80 miles, 128 kilometers) www.midstate.edu
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North Central College, Naperville (40 miles, 64 kilometers) northcentralcollege.edu