Prairie Crossing Charter School

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Grayslake, Illinois - 1 schools

429
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Prairie Crossing Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 429 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lake County.

and 8.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.1% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Prairie Crossing Charter School, enrolling 433 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Prairie Crossing Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Prairie Crossing Charter School student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Prairie Crossing Charter School a distant remainder — means Prairie Crossing Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Prairie Crossing Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 8.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Prairie Crossing Charter School.

White 68.1%
Hispanic or Latino 11.8%
African American 2.3%
Asian 11.1%
Multiracial 6.7%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

8.1%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Prairie Crossing Charter School

School Enrollment
Prairie Crossing Charter School
Charter
433

How Prairie Crossing Charter School Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Illinois districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Aviston Sd 21 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Pinckneyville Chsd 101 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Greenfield Cusd 10 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Pearl City Cusd 200 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
N Pekin & Marquette Hght Sd 102 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Prairie Crossing Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Prairie Crossing Charter School?

Prairie Crossing Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 429 students.

What is the demographic composition of Prairie Crossing Charter School?

Prairie Crossing Charter School students are 68.1% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 2.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.