For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 362 students in Calhoun CUSD 40 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Calhoun CUSD 40 School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% 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
2 Schools
1,369 Schools
# Students
522 Students
498,575 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
37,133 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Calhoun CUSD 40 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#468 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)24%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,178 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
20,186 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
8 Students
150,958 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
30%
# Black Students
n/a
94,998 Students
% Black Students
n/a
19%
# White Students
500 Students
211,298 Students
% White Students
96%
43%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
460 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
12 Students
19,464 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
40
71,851
# Students in K Grade:
33
69,808
# Students in 1st Grade:
32
69,389
# Students in 2nd Grade:
36
63,382
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
54,489
# Students in 4th Grade:
28
51,166
# Students in 5th Grade:
39
45,751
# Students in 6th Grade:
40
28,125
# Students in 7th Grade:
39
21,705
# Students in 8th Grade:
43
22,666
# Students in 9th Grade:
40
176
# Students in 10th Grade:
53
23
# Students in 11th Grade:
30
23
# Students in 12th Grade:
37
21
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,801 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,029 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,801
$21,914
Spending / Student
$17,029
$21,170
Best Calhoun CUSD 40 School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
52 Poor Farm Hollow Rd
Hardin, IL 62047
(618) 576-2341
Hardin, IL 62047
(618) 576-2341
Grades: PK-8
| 362 students
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