For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 429 students in Georgetown-Ridge Farm Cud 4 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Georgetown-Ridge Farm Cud 4 School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
864 Students
505,966 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
38,382 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Cud 4 School District, 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 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#693 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
50%
Graduation Rate
82%
87%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)32.9%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
4%
33%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
85%
41%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,818 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,456. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,590 is less than the state median of $21,694. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,818
$22,456
Spending / Student
$16,590
$21,694
Best Georgetown-Ridge Farm Cud 4 School District Public Preschools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Pine Crest Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
505 S Kennedy Dr
Georgetown, IL 61846
(217) 662-6981
Georgetown, IL 61846
(217) 662-6981
Gr: PK-5 | 429 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
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