Other / mixed grade configuration · Ewing, IL

Ewing-Northern Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Ewing-Northern Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 171464001811
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ewing-Northern Elem School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
12.2:1
students per teacher
231
students enrolled

Ewing-Northern Elem School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-2 students YoY

Ewing-Northern Elem School held near 234 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 19.5 → 20.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 171464001811 · Ewing, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

231 enr · 12.2:1 · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Abrams Elementary School (231 students)

Ewing-Northern Elem School held near 234 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 19.5 → 20.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Ewing-Northern Elem School compares

Ewing-Northern Elem School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.2:1 ▼ 13% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 231 top 77% - -

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

12.2:1
Leaner classes than 74% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
231
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.2:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 31% in Illinois - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.6%
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
$12,746
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 98.7%
Two or More 0.9%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 98.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.6, Ewing-Northern Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Ewing Northern Ccsd 115 reports $12,746 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Ewing-Northern Elem School

How many students attend Ewing-Northern Elem School?

Ewing-Northern Elem School has 231 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ewing, IL. CCD year-over-year: 236 (2022-23) → 234 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ewing-Northern Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ewing-Northern Elem School is 12.2:1, which is 13% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 22% 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 Ewing-Northern Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Ewing-Northern Elem School is White at 98.7% of enrollment, in Ewing, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ewing-Northern Elem School?

Ewing-Northern Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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).

What other schools are in Ewing Northern Ccsd 115?

None reported; Ewing Northern Ccsd 115 operates only Ewing-Northern 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.

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