Jefferson Primary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Bellwood, Illinois

Jefferson Primary School in Bellwood, Illinois enrolled 380 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

395 students in 2022-23, 357 students in 2023-24, 380 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.8 to 33.0.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Primary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 38001002003004002022-233952023-243572024-25380
Students enrolled at Jefferson Primary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 38001002003004002022-233952023-243572024-25380
Students enrolled at Jefferson Primary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 38001002003004002022-233952023-243572024-25380
Students enrolled at Jefferson Primary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 357, 2024-25: 38001002003004002022-233952023-243572024-25380
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339530.812.8
2023-2435730.111.9
2024-2538033.011.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 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.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

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 433 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Primary School enrolled 433 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 433 of the 433 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent31.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.3% of students were Hispanic, 37.6% Black, 3.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic55.3%
  2. Black37.6%
  3. White3.2%
  4. Two or more races3.2%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Bellwood

4 public elementary schools in Bellwood report 2024-25 enrollment; Jefferson Primary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jefferson Primary School38011.5not reported
Lincoln Elementary School31014.0not reported
McKinley Elementary School30416.0not reported
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School22912.7not reported

All public schools in Bellwood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson Primary School

  1. McKinley Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 304 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Sunnyside Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 344 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Primary School with McKinley Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Berkeley SD 87 spends per student$19,832 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,832
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisJefferson Primary School is the number 1,085 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,085 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  7. 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 Jefferson Primary School

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Primary School?
    380 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bellwood, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Primary School?
    11.5 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.
  3. Is Jefferson Primary School a Title I school?
    Jefferson Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Jefferson Primary School in?
    Berkeley SD 87, NCES district ID 1706000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170600000283 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.

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