Effingham Unit 40 Preschool

Effingham Unit 40 Preschool is a rural-scale elementary school in Effingham, Illinois, part of Effingham CUSD 40. The school enrolls 121 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 68% smaller than typical.

Within Effingham CUSD 40, which oversees 6 schools and 2,261 students, Effingham Unit 40 Preschool is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Effingham Unit 40 Preschool reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic. By comparison, Effingham County as a whole is about 96% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Effingham County shows median household earnings sit near $80,404, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Effingham County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,063 students), Effingham Unit 40 Preschool is one campus in the mix.

South Side Grade School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Effingham Unit 40 Preschool.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.