Belle Alexander Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Kewanee, Illinois

Belle Alexander Elementary School in Kewanee, Illinois enrolled 241 students in 2024-25 with 18.7 full-time teachers, 12.9 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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

254 students in 2022-23, 242 students in 2023-24, 241 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.4 to 18.7.

Students enrolled at Belle Alexander Elementary School by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232542023-242422024-25241
Students enrolled at Belle Alexander Elementary School by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232542023-242422024-25241
Students enrolled at Belle Alexander Elementary School by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232542023-242422024-25241
Students enrolled at Belle Alexander Elementary School by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232542023-242422024-25241
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325416.415.5
2023-2424217.413.9
2024-2524118.712.9

12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

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 115 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Belle Alexander Elementary School enrolled 115 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 115 of the 115 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent35.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.3% of students were White, 20.7% Hispanic, 11.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White57.3%
  2. Hispanic20.7%
  3. Two or more races11.2%
  4. Black10.0%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Kewanee

3 public elementary schools in Kewanee report 2024-25 enrollment; Belle Alexander Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wethersfield Elementary School29614.4not reported
Irving Elementary School24215.4not reported
Belle Alexander Elementary School24112.9not reported

All public schools in Kewanee →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Belle Alexander Elementary School

  1. Irving Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 242 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Wethersfield Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 296 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Belle Alexander Elementary School with Irving Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kewanee CUSD 229 spends per student$13,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,322
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisBelle Alexander Elementary School is the number 1,833 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,833 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.9:1
  7. 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 Belle Alexander Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Belle Alexander Elementary School?
    241 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 254 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kewanee, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Alexander Elementary School?
    12.9 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.
  3. Is Belle Alexander Elementary School a Title I school?
    Belle Alexander Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Belle Alexander Elementary School in?
    Kewanee CUSD 229, NCES district ID 1721000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172100002381 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.

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