Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center

Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center, an intimate K-5 school in Cary, Illinois, run under Cary CCSD 26, educates 316 students, covering grades pre-K through K.

Cary CCSD 26 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,372 students. Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of McHenry County's rate of about 35%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for McHenry County indicate the typical household earns roughly $104,802 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, McHenry County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), of which Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center is one.

The closest other public school is Cary-Grove Community High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center operates from an outer-ring location.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.