Other / mixed grade configuration · Ottawa, IL

Deer Park C C Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Deer Park C C Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 171191001436
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
82
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Deer Park C C Elem School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

#2 of 6
schools in Ottawa · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
4.4:1
small classes for Illinois
44
students enrolled

Deer Park C C Elem School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Deer Park C C Elem School ranks #2 of 6 schools in Ottawa, IL.

School address

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

-10 students YoY

Deer Park C C Elem School shrank from 47 students in 2022-23 to 37 in 2023-24 (-21.3%).

Teacher FTE lost 10.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-10 students YoY 171191001436 · Ottawa, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

44 enr · 4.4:1 · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Deer Park C C Elem School shrank from 47 students in 2022-23 to 37 in 2023-24 (-21.3%). Teacher FTE lost 10.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Deer Park C C Elem School compares

Deer Park C C Elem School is a shrinking 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 4.4:1 ▼ 69% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 44 top 99% - -

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

4.4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
44
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
4.4:1
students per teacher - 69% below state mean
Top 1% in Illinois - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.5%
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
$32,000
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially 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.

Student demographics

White 86.4%
Hispanic or Latino 9.1%
Two or More 4.5%

Largest group: White at 86.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.3, Deer Park C C Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Deer Park Ccsd 82 reports $32,000 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Ottawa

5 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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 Deer Park C C Elem School

How many students attend Deer Park C C Elem School?

Deer Park C C Elem School has 44 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ottawa, IL. CCD year-over-year: 47 (2022-23) → 37 (2023-24), down 10.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Deer Park C C Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Deer Park C C Elem School is 4.4:1, which is 69% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 72% 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 Deer Park C C Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Deer Park C C Elem School is White at 86.4% of enrollment, in Ottawa, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Deer Park C C Elem School?

Deer Park C C Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Deer Park C C Elem School rank among schools in Ottawa?

By Resource Investment Index, Deer Park C C Elem School ranks #2 of 6 schools in Ottawa, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Ottawa on the city page.

What other schools are in Deer Park Ccsd 82?

None reported; Deer Park Ccsd 82 operates only Deer Park C C Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.