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Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 247 students in Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschool in Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic and 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
484 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
48 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188, 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 75% has increased from 60-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#772 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
75%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.70
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
2%
32%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
92%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,928 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,475 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,928
$21,990
Spending / Student
$18,475
$21,244
Best Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Zeigler-royalton Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4877 State Highway 148
Mulkeytown, IL 62865
(618) 596-2121
Mulkeytown, IL 62865
(618) 596-2121
Gr: PK-5 | 247 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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