For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 341 students in Pontiac CCSD 429 School District.
Public Preschools in Pontiac CCSD 429 School District have a diversity score of 0.44, which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 0.70.
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
1,083 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Pontiac CCSD 429 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
#783 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)9%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.70
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
160 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
32%
# Black Students
41 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
4%
18%
# White Students
803 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
74%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
118
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
118
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
118
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
91
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
92
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
106
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
108
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
110
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 $21,338 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,187 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,338
$21,990
Spending / Student
$20,187
$21,244
Best Pontiac CCSD 429 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
117 W Livingston St
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 844-3023
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 844-3023
Grades: PK-1
| 341 students
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