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

Kings Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Kings Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 172113002392
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kings Elementary School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

55
Resource Index · Higher
7.4:1
small classes for Illinois
81
students enrolled

Kings Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-10 students YoY

Kings Elementary School shrank from 86 students in 2022-23 to 76 in 2023-24 (-11.6%).

Teacher FTE lost 11.8 → 10.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-10 students YoY 172113002392 · Kings, IL Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

81 enr · 7.4:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Kings Elementary School shrank from 86 students in 2022-23 to 76 in 2023-24 (-11.6%). Teacher FTE lost 11.8 → 10.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Kings Elementary School compares

Kings Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.4:1 ▼ 47% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 81 top 97% - -

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

7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
81
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.4:1
students per teacher - 47% below state mean
Top 2% in Illinois - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.6%
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
$21,372
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.8%
Hispanic or Latino 19.8%
African American 1.2%
Two or More 1.2%

Largest group: White at 77.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.5, Kings Elementary School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Kings Cons Sd 144 reports $21,372 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary 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 Kings Elementary School

How many students attend Kings Elementary School?

Kings Elementary School has 81 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Kings, IL. CCD year-over-year: 86 (2022-23) → 76 (2023-24), down 10.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kings Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Kings Elementary School is 7.4:1, which is 47% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 53% 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 Kings Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Kings Elementary School is White at 77.8% of enrollment, in Kings, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kings Elementary School?

Kings Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Kings Cons Sd 144?

None reported; Kings Cons Sd 144 operates only Kings Elementary 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.