Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cantrall, IL

Cantrall Intermediate School

Federal NCES profile for Cantrall Intermediate School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170447005624
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
63
📋 Attendance
48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cantrall Intermediate School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Illinois schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
10.8:1
small classes for Illinois
184
students enrolled

Cantrall Intermediate School has class sizes smaller than 84% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-4 students YoY

Cantrall Intermediate School held near 210 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 17.0 → 13.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-4 students YoY 170447005624 · Cantrall, IL Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

184 enr · 10.8:1 · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Cantrall Elem School (334 students)

Cantrall Intermediate School held near 210 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 17.0 → 13.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Cantrall Intermediate School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cantrall Intermediate School reports 184 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 Cantrall Intermediate School compares

Cantrall Intermediate School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.8:1 ▼ 23% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 184 top 84% - -

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

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
184
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.8:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 16% in Illinois - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,806
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 184 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 91.3%
Two or More 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 91.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.3, Cantrall Intermediate School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Athens Cusd 213 reports $12,806 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Cantrall Intermediate School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cantrall Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Athens Sr High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Athens Junior High School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cantrall Intermediate School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Athens Cusd 213 · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary 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 Cantrall Intermediate School

How many students attend Cantrall Intermediate School?

Cantrall Intermediate School has 184 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cantrall, IL. CCD year-over-year: 214 (2022-23) → 210 (2023-24), nearly flat (-4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cantrall Intermediate School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cantrall Intermediate School is 10.8:1, which is 23% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cantrall Intermediate School?

The largest demographic group at Cantrall Intermediate School is White at 91.3% of enrollment, in Cantrall, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cantrall Intermediate School?

Cantrall Intermediate School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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 Athens Cusd 213?

Besides Cantrall Intermediate School, Athens Cusd 213 also operates Cantrall Elem School (334 students), Athens Sr High School (299 students), and Athens Junior High School (144 students). See the Athens Cusd 213 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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