Other / mixed grade configuration · La Harpe, IL

La Harpe Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for La Harpe Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 170138105943
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
28
📋 Attendance
28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

La Harpe Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Illinois schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
12.1:1
small classes for Illinois
181
students enrolled

La Harpe Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 70% 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

La Harpe Elementary School shrank from 200 students in 2022-23 to 190 in 2023-24 (-5.0%).

Teacher FTE added 15.8 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-10 students YoY 170138105943 · La Harpe, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

181 enr · 12.1:1 · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

La Harpe Elementary School shrank from 200 students in 2022-23 to 190 in 2023-24 (-5.0%). Teacher FTE added 15.8 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How La Harpe Elementary School compares

La Harpe 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 12.1:1 ▼ 14% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 181 top 85% - -

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

12.1:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
181
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.1:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 30% in Illinois - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,220
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.3%
Two or More 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: White at 92.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.5, La Harpe Elementary School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for La Harpe Csd 347 reports $17,220 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 La Harpe Elementary School

How many students attend La Harpe Elementary School?

La Harpe Elementary School has 181 students enrolled. It is a public school in La Harpe, IL. CCD year-over-year: 200 (2022-23) → 190 (2023-24), down 10.

What is the student-teacher ratio at La Harpe Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at La Harpe Elementary School is 12.1:1, which is 14% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 23% 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 La Harpe Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at La Harpe Elementary School is White at 92.3% of enrollment, in La Harpe, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for La Harpe Elementary School?

La Harpe Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (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 La Harpe Csd 347?

None reported; La Harpe Csd 347 operates only La Harpe 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.