For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public preschools in Eastern Il Area Of Special Educ School District.
Public Preschools in Eastern Il Area Of Special Educ School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
n/a
512,005 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
n/a
n/a
District Rank
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤5%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤5%
32%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
-
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
32%
# Black Students
n/a
94,002 Students
% Black Students
n/a
18%
# White Students
n/a
213,555 Students
% White Students
n/a
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
-
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
-
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
-
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
-
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
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$22 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student (19-20)
$69,569
$19,707

Spending / Student (19-20)
$67,670
$19,097

Best Eastern Il Area Of Special Educ School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Life Academy
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2405 Champaign Ave
Mattoon, IL 61938
(217) 348-7704
Mattoon, IL 61938
(217) 348-7704
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
H E L P Marshall
Special Education School
815 S 9th St
Marshall, IL 62441
(217) 826-5805
Marshall, IL 62441
(217) 826-5805
Grades: PK
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Help Neoga
Special Education School
641 W. 6th Street
Neoga, IL 62447
(217) 348-7700
Neoga, IL 62447
(217) 348-7700
Grades: PK
| n/a students
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