Erie Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Erie, Illinois
Erie Middle School in Erie, Illinois enrolled 171 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 8.9 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
176 students in 2022-23, 175 students in 2023-24, 171 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.2 to 19.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 176 | 21.2 | 8.3 |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 19.2 | 9.1 |
| 2024-25 | 171 | 19.3 | 8.9 |
8.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle 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 184 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Erie Middle School enrolled 184 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 184 of the 184 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent15.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.3% of students were White, 2.3% of two or more races, 1.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White95.3%
- Two or more races2.3%
- Hispanic1.8%
- Black0.6%
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 Erie Middle School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 | 30‑34% | 32% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 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.
What to look at next about Erie Middle School
- PLT Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 148 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
- Riverdale Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 254 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Erie Middle School with PLT Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Erie CUSD 1 spends per student$26,320 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,320
- The largest public schools in IllinoisErie Middle School is the number 590 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#590 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher8.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.8.9:1
- 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 Erie Middle School
How many students attend Erie Middle School?
171 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 176 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Erie, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Erie Middle School?
8.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Erie Middle School a Title I school?
Erie Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Erie Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Erie Middle School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 Erie Middle School in?
Erie CUSD 1, NCES district ID 1714350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171435001774 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.