Other / mixed grade configuration · Colona, IL

Colona Grade School

Federal NCES profile for Colona Grade School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 171069001293
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👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
26
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Colona Grade School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.

37
Resource Index · Typical
12.4:1
students per teacher
371
students enrolled

Colona Grade School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

Colona, IL 61241
District: Colona Sd 190 · Illinois

NCES ID 171069001293 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+10 students YoY

Colona Grade School held near 385 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 30.5 → 26.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+10 students YoY 171069001293 · Colona, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

371 enr · 12.4:1 · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School (371 students)

Colona Grade School held near 385 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 30.5 → 26.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Colona Grade School compares

Colona Grade 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 12.4:1 ▼ 11% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 371 top 50% - -

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

12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
371
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 34% in Illinois - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.5%
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
$13,717
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 371 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
31
in-school suspensions + 20 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 71.7%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2%
Two or More 8.1%
African American 3.5%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 71.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.2, Colona Grade School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Colona Sd 190 reports $13,717 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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.

Similar enrollment (~371 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Colona Grade School

How many students attend Colona Grade School?

Colona Grade School has 371 students enrolled. It is a public school in Colona, IL. CCD year-over-year: 375 (2022-23) → 385 (2023-24), nearly flat (+10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Colona Grade School?

The student-teacher ratio at Colona Grade School is 12.4:1, which is 11% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 21% 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 Colona Grade School?

The largest demographic group at Colona Grade School is White at 71.7% of enrollment, in Colona, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Colona Grade School?

Colona Grade 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 Colona Sd 190?

None reported; Colona Sd 190 operates only Colona Grade School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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