Editing Granite City, Illinois (section)

==Education==
[[Granite City Community Unit School District 9]] enrolls 7100 students from the city and its surrounding area. The district operates five elementary schools (Frohardt, Mitchell, Wilson, Prather, and Maryville) One intermediate school (Grigsby) One Junior High (Coolidge) and one high school (Granite City High School (GCHS)). Recently, the high school underwent a 14 million dollar renovation. The district is notable for its wide array of sports, clubs, and technical programs. Recently, the track, baseball field, and high school gymnasium were renovated. The high school has achieved a 96.3% graduation rate, nearly 10% higher than the state average.  Granite City High School was the 1940 State champions in [[basketball]].  Granite City High has won ten boys' soccer state championships in 1972, 1976–1980, 1982, 1987, 1989, and 1990, and the girls' soccer team won the 2011 state championship.  In addition, the Warrior wrestling team were co-champions in 1965 and currently have more dual meet victories than any other high school in the country. The baseball team were runners-up in 1963.

Two private Catholic K-8 schools, Holy Family and St. Elizabeth, are also located in the city.

There is also a private PK - 12 school in Granite City called Rivers of Life Christian School.

Alternative schools include the Coordinated Youth on Madison Avenue next to the Gateway Regional Medical Center and attached to the same building as the WIC Service. Another Coordinated Youth location is on W 3rd St near the old army depot.

The [[Southwestern Illinois College (Granite City)|Sam Wolf Granite City Campus]] (SWGCC) of [[Southwestern Illinois College]] is located at the northern end of the city.