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Harvard CUSD 50 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 128 students in Harvard CUSD 50 School District.
Public Preschools in Harvard CUSD 50 School District have a diversity score of 0.40, which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 0.70.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
2,499 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
222 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Harvard CUSD 50 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 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 70-74% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#827 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)5%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
50%
Graduation Rate
70-74%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.70
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
1,815 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
73%
32%
# Black Students
20 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
1%
18%
# White Students
609 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
24%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
43 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
128
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
163
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
177
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
160
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
137
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
176
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
183
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
211
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
181
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
185
22,424
# Students in 9th Grade:
225
40
# Students in 10th Grade:
202
12
# Students in 11th Grade:
184
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
187
18
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,303 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 $17,477 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$44 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$19,303
$21,990

Spending / Student
$17,477
$21,244

Best Harvard CUSD 50 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
305 S Hutchinson St
Harvard, IL 60033
(815) 943-6367
Harvard, IL 60033
(815) 943-6367
Grades: PK
| 128 students
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