Enrollment
328
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Coal Valley, IL
Bicentennial Elem School
Federal NCES profile for Bicentennial Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 172640002817
👥 S:T ratio 31
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 34
📋 Attendance 54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bicentennial Elem School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Illinois schools.
- 37
- Resource Index · Typical
- 17.3:1
- large classes for Illinois
- 328
- students enrolled
Bicentennial Elem School has class sizes larger than 88% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Moline-Coal Valley Cusd 40 · Illinois
NCES ID 172640002817 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17.3:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
+24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bicentennial Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bicentennial Elem School
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational constraint
Bicentennial Elem School's enrollment sits away from the most extreme size bands, but its reported student-teacher ratio is heavier than most Illinois schools. That isolates staffing load as a more useful concern than raw campus size. A high ratio does not establish weak teaching or outcomes, yet it can indicate less adult capacity per enrolled student. The remaining federal indicators show whether support staffing and program access offset that pressure.
No single support indicator dominates
Bicentennial Elem School's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Bicentennial Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school in Coal Valley, Illinois, enrolling 328 students.
Class loads run heavy: 17.3:1 is larger than about 88% of Illinois schools and 24% above the 14:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
With 328 students, its enrollment sits close to the Illinois median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is led by White (74%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 42/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 328 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Moline-Coal Valley Cusd 40 also operates Moline Sr High School (2,195 students) and Woodrow Wilson Middle School (860 students) alongside Bicentennial Elem School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bicentennial Elem School compares
Bicentennial Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 17.3:1 | ▲ 24% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 328 | top 58% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17.3:1
Leaner classes than 29% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
328
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
17.3:1
students per teacher
- 24% above state mean
Top 88% in Illinois - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
18.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,998
per pupil, district-wide
- below Illinois avg of $18,196
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 328 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 73.5%
Hispanic or Latino 16.5%
Two or More 9.1%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.3%
Largest group: White at 73.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 42.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 42.4, Bicentennial Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Moline-Coal Valley Cusd 40, which includes Bicentennial Elem School.
$15,998
Per student
-12%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 49.6%
State 38.4%
Federal 12.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Bicentennial Elem School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moline Sr High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| John Deere Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Hamilton Elem School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Roosevelt Elem School | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bicentennial Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,195
- Students per teacher
- 18.1:1
- Resource Index
- 28/100
- Enrollment
- 860
- Students per teacher
- 15.6:1
- Resource Index
- 24/100
- Enrollment
- 770
- Students per teacher
- 14.5:1
- Resource Index
- 25/100
- Enrollment
- 560
- Students per teacher
- 14.7:1
- Resource Index
- 22/100
- Enrollment
- 384
- Students per teacher
- 15.4:1
- Resource Index
- 32/100
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~328 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Bicentennial Elem School
How many students attend Bicentennial Elem School?
Bicentennial Elem School has 328 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Coal Valley, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bicentennial Elem School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bicentennial Elem School is 17.3:1, which is 24% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 10% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bicentennial Elem School?
The largest demographic group at Bicentennial Elem School is White at 73.5% of enrollment, in Coal Valley, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bicentennial Elem School?
Bicentennial Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Moline-Coal Valley Cusd 40?
Besides Bicentennial Elem School, Moline-Coal Valley Cusd 40 also operates Moline Sr High School (2,195 students), Woodrow Wilson Middle School (860 students), and John Deere Middle School (770 students). See the Moline-Coal Valley Cusd 40 district page for the complete list.
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