For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public preschools serving 498 students in Mercer County School District 404. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschools in Mercer County School District 404 have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% 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
5 Schools
1,358 Schools
# Students
1,283 Students
496,689 Students
# Teachers
102 Teachers
36,997 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Mercer County School District 404, 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#555 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)14%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
30%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.70
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,181 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
20,150 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
25 Students
149,253 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
30%
# Black Students
11 Students
96,181 Students
% Black Students
1%
19%
# White Students
1,196 Students
210,834 Students
% White Students
93%
43%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
490 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
18,591 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
72
66,224
# Students in K Grade:
93
72,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
74
68,083
# Students in 2nd Grade:
83
63,465
# Students in 3rd Grade:
94
53,440
# Students in 4th Grade:
82
51,656
# Students in 5th Grade:
82
47,114
# Students in 6th Grade:
104
27,807
# Students in 7th Grade:
101
22,933
# Students in 8th Grade:
105
23,506
# Students in 9th Grade:
111
29
# Students in 10th Grade:
91
3
# Students in 11th Grade:
106
3
# Students in 12th Grade:
85
15
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,047 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,158. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,024 is less than the state median of $21,406. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue (20-21)
$22 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending (20-21)
$21 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student (20-21)
$17,047
$22,158
Spending / Student (20-21)
$16,024
$21,406
Best Mercer County School District 404 Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Apollo Elementary School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
801 Sw 9th St
Aledo, IL 61231
(309) 582-5350
Aledo, IL 61231
(309) 582-5350
Grades: PK-4
| 313 students
Rank: #22.
New Boston Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
301 Jefferson St
New Boston, IL 61272
(309) 587-8141
New Boston, IL 61272
(309) 587-8141
Grades: PK-4
| 185 students
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