German Valley Grade School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · German Valley, Illinois
German Valley Grade School in German Valley, Illinois enrolled 70 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
81 students in 2022-23, 80 students in 2023-24, 70 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.9 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 81 | 4.9 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 3.9 | 20.3 |
| 2024-25 | 70 | 5.0 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection German Valley Grade School enrolled 57 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent18.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.1% of students were White, 7.1% Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White87.1%
- Hispanic7.1%
- Two or more races4.3%
- American Indian1.4%
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.
What to look at next about German Valley Grade School
- Forreston Grade SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 8.3 miles away: 238 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Center Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.4 miles away: 262 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
- Compare German Valley Grade School with Forreston Grade SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 spends per student$15,844 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,844
- The largest public schools in IllinoisGerman Valley Grade School is the number 2,286 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,286 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- 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 German Valley Grade School
How many students attend German Valley Grade School?
70 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 81 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in German Valley, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at German Valley Grade School?
14.1 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 German Valley Grade School a Title I school?
German Valley Grade School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is German Valley Grade School in?
Forrestville Valley CUSD 221, NCES district ID 1715490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171549001866 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.