Enrollment
100
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Geff, IL
Geff Elem School
Federal NCES profile for Geff Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 171632001946
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 35
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Geff Elem School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.3:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 100
- students enrolled
Geff Elem School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-41% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Geff Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Geff Elem School
Geff Elem School is a small elementary school in Geff, Illinois, enrolling 100 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Geff Elem School is leaner than roughly 97% of Illinois schools and 41% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Illinois schools, with 100 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Geff Ccsd 14 operates only this one school, so Geff Elem School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 100 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Illinois's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Geff Elem School compares
Geff Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.3:1 | ▼ 41% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 100 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 3% in Illinois - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.0%
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
$15,900
per pupil, district-wide
- below Illinois avg of $17,042
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
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: 7.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 89.0%
African American 4.0%
Two or More 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Largest group: White at 89.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 20.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 20.4, Geff Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Geff Ccsd 14, which includes Geff Elem School.
$15,900
Per student
-7%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.6%
State 66.6%
Federal 10.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~100 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Geff Elem School
How many students attend Geff Elem School?
Geff Elem School has 100 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Geff, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Geff Elem School?
The student-teacher ratio at Geff Elem School is 8.3:1, which is 41% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 47% 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 Geff Elem School?
The largest demographic group at Geff Elem School is White at 89.0% of enrollment, in Geff, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Geff Elem School?
Geff Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Geff Elem School a good school?
Geff Elem School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Geff Ccsd 14?
None reported; Geff Ccsd 14 operates only Geff Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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