Enrollment
114
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Cornell, IL
Cornell Elem School
Federal NCES profile for Cornell Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 171086001325
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Cornell Elem School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 114
- students enrolled
Cornell Elem School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Cornell Ccsd 426 · Illinois
NCES ID 171086001325 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-26% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Cornell Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Cornell Elem School
Cornell Elem School is a small combined-grade school in Cornell, Illinois, enrolling 114 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Cornell Elem School is leaner than roughly 87% of Illinois schools and 26% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Illinois schools, with 114 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).
14.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 25.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Cornell Ccsd 426 operates only this one school, so Cornell Elem School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 114 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Illinois's single-school districts.
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 Cornell Elem School compares
Cornell 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 26% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 114 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 26% below state mean
Top 13% in Illinois - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,990
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 93.0%
Two or More 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
Largest group: White at 93.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.2, Cornell Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cornell Ccsd 426, which includes Cornell Elem School.
$17,990
Per student
+6%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.9%
State 20.4%
Federal 25.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other 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 (~114 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Cornell Elem School
How many students attend Cornell Elem School?
Cornell Elem School has 114 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cornell, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cornell Elem School?
The student-teacher ratio at Cornell Elem School is 10.4:1, which is 26% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 34% 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 Cornell Elem School?
The largest demographic group at Cornell Elem School is White at 93.0% of enrollment, in Cornell, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Cornell Elem School?
Cornell Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Cornell Elem School a good school?
Cornell Elem School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Cornell Ccsd 426?
None reported; Cornell Ccsd 426 operates only Cornell Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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