Beard Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Chicago, Illinois
Beard Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois enrolled 327 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 8.0 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 80% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
182 students in 2022-23, 285 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.5 to 41.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 182 | 40.5 | 4.5 |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 40.8 | 7.0 |
| 2024-25 | 327 | 41.0 | 8.0 |
8.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 73 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beard Elementary School enrolled 73 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 73 of the 73 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
37.9% of students were Hispanic, 34.6% White, 14.4% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic37.9%
- White34.6%
- Asian14.4%
- Black5.8%
- Two or more races5.8%
- American Indian1.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Chicago
463 public elementary schools in Chicago report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disney Elem Magnet School | 1,384 | 15.7 | not reported |
| Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies | 1,304 | 14.5 | not reported |
| Dirksen Elementary School | 1,263 | 16.7 | not reported |
| Edwards Elementary School | 1,209 | 14.5 | not reported |
| Stevenson Elementary School | 1,206 | 13.6 | not reported |
| Healy Elementary School | 1,194 | 16.8 | not reported |
| Mount Greenwood Elementary School | 1,182 | 17.1 | not reported |
| Skinner Elementary School | 1,139 | 18.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Beard Elementary School
- Garvy J Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 736 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Smyser Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 773 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Beard Elementary School with Garvy J Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chicago Public Schools spends per student$22,699 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,699
- The largest public schools in IllinoisBeard Elementary School is the number 1,356 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,356 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher8.0 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.8.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Beard Elementary School
How many students attend Beard Elementary School?
327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 182 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chicago, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Beard Elementary School?
8.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Beard Elementary School a Title I school?
Beard Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Beard Elementary School in?
Chicago Public Schools, NCES district ID 1709930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170993004965 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.