For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 552 students in Oakwood Community Unit School District 76. 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 Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 14% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% 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
969 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
69 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76, 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 77% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#740 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
77%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
5%
32%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
89%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,211 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,194 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,211
$21,990
Spending / Student
$13,194
$21,244
Best Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Oakwood Grade School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
408 S Scott St
Oakwood, IL 61858
(217) 354-4221
Oakwood, IL 61858
(217) 354-4221
Gr: PK-8 | 552 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
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