Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 School District

501 E Lorena Ave
Wood River, IL 62095-2123
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:

Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 159 students in Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 School District. 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 Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (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 58% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
570 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 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.
This School District
State Average (IL)
#734 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(20-21)
12%
28%
14%
30%
35-39%
50%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.36
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
5%
32%
% Black
7%
18%
% White
79%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $21,975 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,937 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
This School District
This State (IL)
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,975
$21,990
Spending / Student
$19,937
$21,244

Best Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 School District Public Preschools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hartford Elementary School
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
110 W 2nd St
Hartford, IL 62048
(618) 254-9814
Grades: PK-5
| 159 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 570 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 21%
  • : Bottom 50% in IL
  • : 12% (Btm 50%)
  • : 14% (Btm 50%)
  • : 35-39% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education

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