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

Leggee Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Leggee Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 171983004183
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Leggee Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.

60
Resource Index · Higher
13.5:1
students per teacher
877
students enrolled

Leggee Elementary School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 171983004183 · Huntley, IL Elementary · MID · TRAD

877 enr · 13.5:1 · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Huntley High School (2,804 students)

Leggee Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Leggee Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Leggee Elementary School reports 877 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Leggee Elementary School compares

Leggee Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.5:1 ▼ 4% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 877 top 9% - -

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

13.5:1
Leaner classes than 62% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
877
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.5:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 49% in Illinois - lower ratio than 51% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
14.9%
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
$17,577
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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 64.4%
Hispanic or Latino 17.7%
Asian 12.2%
African American 4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%

Largest group: White at 64.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.7, Leggee Elementary School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158, which includes Leggee Elementary School.

$17,577
Per student
-3%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
0%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 55.0%
State 40.2%
Federal 4.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Leggee Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Huntley High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Marlowe Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Martin Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Heineman Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Chesak Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Leggee Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Leggee Elementary School

How many students attend Leggee Elementary School?

Leggee Elementary School has 877 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Huntley, IL.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Leggee Elementary School is 13.5:1, which is 4% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 14% 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 Leggee Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Leggee Elementary School is White at 64.4% of enrollment, in Huntley, 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 Leggee Elementary School?

Leggee Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (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 Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158?

Besides Leggee Elementary School, Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 also operates Huntley High School (2,804 students), Marlowe Middle School (1,215 students), and Martin Elementary School (776 students). See the Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 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 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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