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Mount Olive CUSD 5 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 344 students in Mount Olive CUSD 5 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 Mount Olive CUSD 5 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 1% of the student body (majority 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
478 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Mount Olive CUSD 5 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#607 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)16%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
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
1 Student
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
32%
# Black Students
2 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
1%
18%
# White Students
469 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
98%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
41
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
25
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
37
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
31
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
38
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
23
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
45
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
40
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
37
22,424
# Students in 9th Grade:
41
40
# Students in 10th Grade:
40
12
# Students in 11th Grade:
37
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
16
18
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,502 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 $17,073 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
$17,502
$21,990
Spending / Student
$17,073
$21,244
Best Mount Olive CUSD 5 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mt Olive Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
804 W Main St
Mount Olive, IL 62069
(217) 999-4241
Mount Olive, IL 62069
(217) 999-4241
Grades: PK-8
| 344 students
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