For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 336 students in Fairfield PSD 112 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Fairfield PSD 112 School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
633 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Fairfield PSD 112 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
#474 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.70
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
32%
# Black Students
12 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
2%
18%
# White Students
573 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
91%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
95
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
57
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
52
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
60
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
72
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
70
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
48
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
58
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
65
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
56
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 $12,654 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 $12,092 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
$12,654
$21,990
Spending / Student
$12,092
$21,244
Best Fairfield PSD 112 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North Side Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
806 N 1st St
Fairfield, IL 62837
(618) 842-6501
Fairfield, IL 62837
(618) 842-6501
Grades: PK-3
| 336 students
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