Other / mixed grade configuration · Spring Valley, IL

John F Kennedy Elem School

Federal NCES profile for John F Kennedy Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 173705003812
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

John F Kennedy Elem School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.

45
Resource Index · Typical
12.4:1
students per teacher
632
students enrolled

John F Kennedy Elem School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

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

+15 students YoY

John F Kennedy Elem School held near 623 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+15 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 51.5 → 48.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+15 students YoY 173705003812 · Spring Valley, IL Other · MID · TRAD

632 enr · 12.4:1 · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: The Alberta School of Performing Arts (632 students)

John F Kennedy Elem School held near 623 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+15 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 51.5 → 48.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How John F Kennedy Elem School compares

John F Kennedy 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 12.4:1 ▼ 11% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 632 top 18% - -

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

12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
632
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 34% in Illinois - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.6%
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
$15,359
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 316 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 56.5%
Hispanic or Latino 37.7%
Two or More 4.3%
African American 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 56.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.7, John F Kennedy Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Spring Valley Ccsd 99 reports $15,359 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 John F Kennedy Elem School

How many students attend John F Kennedy Elem School?

John F Kennedy Elem School has 632 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spring Valley, IL. CCD year-over-year: 608 (2022-23) → 623 (2023-24), nearly flat (+15).

What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elem School is 12.4:1, which is 11% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 21% 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 John F Kennedy Elem School?

The largest demographic group at John F Kennedy Elem School is White at 56.5% of enrollment, in Spring Valley, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for John F Kennedy Elem School?

John F Kennedy Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Spring Valley Ccsd 99?

None reported; Spring Valley Ccsd 99 operates only John F Kennedy 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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