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Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 536 students in Eldorado Community Unit School District 4. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 6% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
3 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
1,086 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 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 92% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#510 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
50%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
4%
32%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
91%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (21-22)
$18 MM
$15 MM
Spending (21-22)
$18 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (21-22)
$15,347
$19,707
Spending / Student (21-22)
$14,994
$19,097
Best Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Eldorado Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1100 Alexander St
Eldorado, IL 62930
(618) 273-9324
Eldorado, IL 62930
(618) 273-9324
Gr: PK-5 | 536 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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