For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 501 students in Community Unit School District No 196. 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 Community Unit School District No 196 have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 59% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,367 Schools
# Students
884 Students
505,966 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
38,382 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Community Unit School District No 196, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#634 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
82%
87%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)36.2%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
5%
33%
% Black
8%
18%
% White
79%
41%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,584 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,456. The school district revenue/student has grown by 32% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,118 is higher than the state median of $21,694. The school district spending/student has grown by 42% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,584
$22,456
Spending / Student
$22,118
$21,694
Best Community Unit School District No 196 Public Preschools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Bluffview Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
905 Bluffview Elementary Ln
Dupo, IL 62239
(618) 286-3311
Dupo, IL 62239
(618) 286-3311
Gr: PK-6 | 501 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
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