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Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 208 students in Pearl City Community Unit School District 200. This district's average pre testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% 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
417 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
39 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pearl City Community Unit School District 200, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#208 out of 865 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
13%
32%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
82%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,357 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,966 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,357
$21,990
Spending / Student
$18,966
$21,244
Best Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Pearl City Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
100 S Summit St
Pearl City, IL 61062
(815) 443-2715
Pearl City, IL 61062
(815) 443-2715
Gr: PK-6 | 208 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
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