Betsy Ross Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Forest Park, Illinois
Betsy Ross Elementary School in Forest Park, Illinois enrolled 138 students in 2024-25 with 13.2 full-time teachers, 10.5 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
137 students in 2022-23, 136 students in 2023-24, 138 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.5 to 13.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 137 | 16.5 | 8.3 |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 14.1 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 138 | 13.2 | 10.5 |
10.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Betsy Ross Elementary School enrolled 145 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent27.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
35.5% of students were Black, 34.8% Hispanic, 21.0% White in 2024-25.
- Black35.5%
- Hispanic34.8%
- White21.0%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Asian2.2%
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 Forest Park
3 public elementary schools in Forest Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Betsy Ross Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Stevenson Elementary School | 214 | 10.2 | not reported |
| Garfield Elementary School | 186 | 12.4 | not reported |
| Betsy Ross Elementary School | 138 | 10.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Betsy Ross Elementary School
- Field Stevenson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 214 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Garfield Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 186 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Betsy Ross Elementary School with Field Stevenson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Forest Park SD 91 spends per student$32,336 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$32,336
- The largest public schools in IllinoisBetsy Ross Elementary School is the number 2,175 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,175 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher10.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.5:1
- 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 Betsy Ross Elementary School
How many students attend Betsy Ross Elementary School?
138 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 137 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Forest Park, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Betsy Ross Elementary School?
10.5 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 Betsy Ross Elementary School a Title I school?
Betsy Ross Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Betsy Ross Elementary School in?
Forest Park SD 91, NCES district ID 1715450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171545001859 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.