For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 234 students in Hardin County Community Unit School District 1. This district's average pre testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
534 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hardin County Community Unit School District 1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#498 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
3%
32%
% Black
n/a
18%
% White
92%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (21-22)
$8 MM
$15 MM
Spending (21-22)
$7 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (21-22)
$15,628
$19,707
Spending / Student (21-22)
$12,708
$19,097
Best Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hardin County Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4 School Rd
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Gr: PK-5 | 234 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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