Prekindergarten at LECC

Prekindergarten at LECC is an one-room-style K-5 school in Litchfield, Illinois, run under Litchfield CUSD 12. The school instructs 100 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 74% smaller than typical.

Litchfield CUSD 12 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,279 students. Prekindergarten at LECC is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Prekindergarten at LECC reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school records 2% Hispanic. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,620 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Montgomery County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students), Prekindergarten at LECC is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Litchfield Early Childhood Center, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Prekindergarten at LECC.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prekindergarten at LECC has fell 11%, going from 112 students in 2018 to 100 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 28.0:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 in 2025.

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