For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 348 students in Hardin County CUSD 1 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Hardin County CUSD 1 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 54% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,096 Schools
# Students
504 Students
1,197,862 Students
# Teachers
37 Teachers
88,881 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Hardin County CUSD 1 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 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 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#808 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
32%
Graduation Rate
(17-18)≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.69
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,945 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
64,865 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
321,340 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
27%
# Black Students
1 Student
203,814 Students
% Black Students
n/a
17%
# White Students
461 Students
551,896 Students
% White Students
92%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,168 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
51,802 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
17
51,532
# Students in K Grade:
34
120,357
# Students in 1st Grade:
31
127,110
# Students in 2nd Grade:
32
127,741
# Students in 3rd Grade:
28
127,543
# Students in 4th Grade:
38
129,635
# Students in 5th Grade:
40
133,910
# Students in 6th Grade:
44
135,715
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
116,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
47
120,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
45
2,044
# Students in 10th Grade:
40
1,799
# Students in 11th Grade:
34
1,672
# Students in 12th Grade:
37
1,721
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (19-20)
$8 MM
$15 MM
Spending (19-20)
$7 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (19-20)
$15,628
$19,707
Spending / Student (19-20)
$12,708
$19,097
Best Hardin County CUSD 1 School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hardin County Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Po Box 218
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Grades: PK-5
| 220 students
Rank: #22.
Hardin County Jr High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Po Box 218
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2411
Grades: 6-8
| 128 students
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