For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 277 students in Cary CCSD 26 School District.
Public Preschools in Cary CCSD 26 School District have a diversity score of 0.46, which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 0.70.
Minority enrollment is 30% 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
5 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
2,333 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
185 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cary CCSD 26 School District, which is ranked within the top 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
#305 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)25%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
4%
% Hispanic
23%
32%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
70%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,673 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 $17,649 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,673
$21,990
Spending / Student
$17,649
$21,244
Best Cary CCSD 26 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
409 1st St
Cary, IL 60013
(224) 357-5550
Cary, IL 60013
(224) 357-5550
Grades: PK-K
| 277 students
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