Elementary school (grades K-5) · Thawville, IL

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville

Federal NCES profile for Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 172018000102
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Illinois schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
small classes for Illinois
104
students enrolled

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville has class sizes smaller than 87% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

104

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.4:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-26% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville is a small elementary school in Thawville, Illinois, enrolling 104 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville is leaner than roughly 87% of Illinois schools and 26% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Illinois schools, with 104 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is led by White (64%) and Hispanic or Latino (34%) (diversity index 47/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Iroquois West Cusd 10 also operates Iroquois West High School (284 students) and Iroquois West Middle School (215 students) alongside Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville.

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 Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville compares

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 26% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 104 top 94% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
104
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 26% below state mean
Top 13% in Illinois - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,340
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 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 64.4%
Hispanic or Latino 33.7%
Two or More 1.9%

Largest group: White at 64.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.1, Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Iroquois West Cusd 10, which includes Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville.

$15,340
Per student
-10%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.2%
State 53.1%
Federal 11.7%

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.

How Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Iroquois West High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Iroquois West Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Iroquois West Elem School/Gilman Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Iroquois West Cusd 10 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville

How many students attend Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville?

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville has 104 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Thawville, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville?

The student-teacher ratio at Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville is 10.4:1, which is 26% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 34% 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 Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville?

The largest demographic group at Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville is White at 64.4% of enrollment, in Thawville, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville?

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (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 Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville a good school?

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Illinois schools. 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 Iroquois West Cusd 10?

Besides Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville, Iroquois West Cusd 10 also operates Iroquois West High School (284 students), Iroquois West Middle School (215 students), and Iroquois West Elem School/Gilman (159 students). See the Iroquois West Cusd 10 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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