Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 is a unified school district located in the city of Mattoon, which in turn is located in Coles County, Illinois.
[4] The school runs a prekindergarten program called the Franklin Preschool.
The newest edition to the district is Leaders Innovating for Tomorrow (LIFT) Central Illinois, a regional high school innovation center that teaches vocational and hands-on learning.
The current superintendent is Tim Condron,[5] the mascot of Mattoon High School is the green wave,[6] while the mascot of Mattoon Middle School is the wildcat.
[3] The original Mattoon High School, famous for its fish-shaped fountain, was relocated in 1956; the fish fountain, which symbolizes the past and future of the district's students, was moved to the new high school in 2005 during renovations.