Denning Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · West Frankfort, Illinois
Denning Elementary School in West Frankfort, Illinois enrolled 439 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
467 students in 2022-23, 474 students in 2023-24, 439 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 25.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 467 | 29.0 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 28.6 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 439 | 25.3 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 315 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Denning Elementary School enrolled 315 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 315 of the 315 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent25.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.2% of students were White, 3.6% of two or more races, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.2%
- Two or more races3.6%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Black0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in West Frankfort
2 public elementary schools in West Frankfort report 2024-25 enrollment; Denning Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Intermediate School | 447 | 14.9 | not reported |
| Denning Elementary School | 439 | 17.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Denning Elementary School
- Frankfort Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 447 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Benton Grade Sch K-4The next nearest public elementary school, 6.1 miles away: 571 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
- Compare Denning Elementary School with Frankfort Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Frankfort CUSD 168 spends per student$18,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,138
- The largest public schools in IllinoisDenning Elementary School is the number 786 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#786 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.17.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Denning Elementary School
How many students attend Denning Elementary School?
439 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 467 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in West Frankfort, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Denning Elementary School?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Denning Elementary School a Title I school?
Denning Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Denning Elementary School in?
Frankfort CUSD 168, NCES district ID 1741580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174158004166 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.