For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 301 students in Dolton SD 149 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Dolton SD 149 School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
2,318 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
103 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
23:1
23:1
District Rank
Dolton SD 149 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#843 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤1%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.70
# American Indian Students
7 Students
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
100 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
32%
# Black Students
2,181 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
94%
18%
# White Students
12 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
1%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
94
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
195
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
230
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
278
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
253
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
236
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
271
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
219
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
246
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
296
22,424
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
40
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
18
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,209 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 $18,316 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,209
$21,990
Spending / Student
$18,316
$21,244
Best Dolton SD 149 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Diekman Elementary School
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
15121 Dorchester Ave
Dolton, IL 60419
(708) 841-3838
Dolton, IL 60419
(708) 841-3838
Grades: PK-6
| 301 students
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