For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 371 students in Hardin County CUSD 1 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Hardin County CUSD 1 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 54% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,106 Schools
# Students
532 Students
1,189,821 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
89,534 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Hardin County CUSD 1 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
#743 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)7%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.69
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,918 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
65,125 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
15 Students
321,483 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
27%
# Black Students
n/a
201,875 Students
% Black Students
n/a
17%
# White Students
485 Students
544,403 Students
% White Students
91%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,110 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
31 Students
52,729 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
53,905
# Students in K Grade:
40
116,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
35
129,937
# Students in 2nd Grade:
30
128,443
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
128,944
# Students in 4th Grade:
33
128,405
# Students in 5th Grade:
39
130,441
# Students in 6th Grade:
46
134,533
# Students in 7th Grade:
49
113,187
# Students in 8th Grade:
44
116,893
# Students in 9th Grade:
51
2,567
# Students in 10th Grade:
44
2,075
# Students in 11th Grade:
35
1,893
# Students in 12th Grade:
31
1,802
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (19-20)
$8 MM
$15 MM
Spending (19-20)
$7 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (19-20)
$15,628
$19,707
Spending / Student (19-20)
$12,708
$19,097
Best Hardin County CUSD 1 School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hardin County Elementary School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Po Box 218
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Grades: PK-5
| 232 students
Rank: #22.
Hardin County Jr High School
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Po Box 218
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Grades: 6-8
| 139 students
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