Other / mixed grade configuration · Oswego, IL

Brokaw Early Learning Center

Federal NCES profile for Brokaw Early Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 173027005924
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brokaw Early Learning Center earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#12 of 12
public schools in Oswego · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
16.4:1
large classes for Illinois
345
students enrolled

Brokaw Early Learning Center has class sizes larger than 83% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Brokaw Early Learning Center ranks #12 of 12 public schools in Oswego, IL.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+80 students YoY

Brokaw Early Learning Center grew from 267 students in 2022-23 to 347 in 2023-24 (+30.0%).

Teacher FTE lost 21.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+80 students YoY 173027005924 · Oswego, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

345 enr · 16.4:1 · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Oswego High School (2,870 students)

Brokaw Early Learning Center grew from 267 students in 2022-23 to 347 in 2023-24 (+30.0%). Teacher FTE lost 21.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Brokaw Early Learning Center in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Brokaw Early Learning Center reports 345 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Brokaw Early Learning Center compares

Brokaw Early Learning Center is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.4:1 ▲ 17% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 345 top 55% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
345
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 17% above state mean
Top 83% in Illinois - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$16,904
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 37.1%
Hispanic or Latino 31.0%
Asian 15.4%
African American 12.8%
Two or More 3.8%

Largest group: White at 37.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.5, Brokaw Early Learning Center is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Cusd 308 reports $16,904 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Brokaw Early Learning Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Oswego High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Oswego East High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Traughber Jr High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Thompson Jr High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Lakewood Creek Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Brokaw Early Learning Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cusd 308 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Brokaw Early Learning Center

How many students attend Brokaw Early Learning Center?

Brokaw Early Learning Center has 345 students enrolled. It is a public school in Oswego, IL. CCD year-over-year: 267 (2022-23) → 347 (2023-24), up 80.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brokaw Early Learning Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Brokaw Early Learning Center is 16.4:1, which is 17% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brokaw Early Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Brokaw Early Learning Center is White at 37.1% of enrollment, in Oswego, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brokaw Early Learning Center?

Brokaw Early Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Brokaw Early Learning Center rank among public schools in Oswego?

By Resource Investment Index, Brokaw Early Learning Center ranks #12 of 12 public schools in Oswego, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Oswego on the city page.

What other schools are in Cusd 308?

Besides Brokaw Early Learning Center, Cusd 308 also operates Oswego High School (2,870 students), Oswego East High School (2,758 students), and Traughber Jr High School (1,070 students). See the Cusd 308 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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