Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Mount Vernon, Illinois
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois enrolled 562 students in 2024-25 with 41.3 full-time teachers, 13.6 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). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
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 3%
600 students in 2022-23, 567 students in 2023-24, 562 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 41.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 600 | 42.5 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 44.6 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 562 | 41.3 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 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 209 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center enrolled 628 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 209 of the 628 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.6% of students were White, 26.5% Black, 17.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White45.6%
- Black26.5%
- Two or more races17.8%
- Hispanic8.7%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 5% or less | 9% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Mount Vernon
6 public elementary schools in Mount Vernon report 2024-25 enrollment; Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center | 562 | 13.6 | not reported |
| Summersville Grade School | 283 | 12.2 | not reported |
| J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr | 260 | 14.4 | not reported |
| Bethel Grade School | 154 | 11.5 | not reported |
| Spring Garden Elementary School | 124 | 11.7 | not reported |
| McClellan Elementary School | 56 | 8.4 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
- J L Buford Intermediate Ed CtrThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 260 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Bethel Grade SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 154 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center with J L Buford Intermediate Ed CtrStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mount Vernon SD 80 spends per student$18,791 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,791
- The largest public schools in IllinoisDr Nick Osborne Primary Center is the number 357 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#357 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.6:1
- 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 Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
How many students attend Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center?
562 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 600 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mount Vernon, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center?
13.6 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 Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center a Title I school?
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center in?
Mount Vernon SD 80, NCES district ID 1727340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172734004392 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.