Enrollment
522
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 173174005750
Liberty Elementary School — Bolingbrook, IL
Federal NCES profile for Liberty Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — composite Resource Quality Score 56/100.
School address
District: Plainfield Sd 202 · Illinois
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.6:1
vs 14.6:1 Illinois avg
+7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Liberty Elementary School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What this school's NCES data tells you
Liberty Elementary School reports 522 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 7% above the Illinois state mean of 14.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 2% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 15.9% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Plainfield Sd 202 spends $16,449 per pupil district-wide, below the Illinois average of $20,099 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 50.4% from local sources (property taxes), 43.1% from the state, and 6.6% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a composite Resource Quality Grade of C (56/100), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Liberty Elementary School compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Illinois state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.6:1 | 14.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Enrollment (students) | 522 | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Overview
Enrollment 522
Teachers (FTE) 34.0
Students per teacher 15.6:1 +7% vs state
Free-lunch eligible —
NCES ID 173174005750
Student demographics
White 41.6%
Asian 22.6%
Hispanic or Latino 16.5%
African American 13.4%
Two or More 5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 41.6% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 15.9%
In-school suspensions 5
Out-of-school suspensions 5
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Plainfield Sd 202, which includes Liberty Elementary School.
$16,449
Per student
-18%
vs Illinois
Avg $20,099
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 50.4%
State 43.1%
Federal 6.6%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,399
- Students per teacher
- 17.9:1
- Enrollment
- 2,323
- Students per teacher
- 17.6:1
- Enrollment
- 1,825
- Students per teacher
- 16.2:1
- Enrollment
- 1,800
- Students per teacher
- 16.3:1
- Enrollment
- 912
- Students per teacher
- 15.9:1
Similar elementary schools in Bolingbrook
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Oak View Elem School
Standard public school
636 students 15.6:1 students per teacher
Independence Elem School
Standard public school
617 students 14.4:1 students per teacher
Pioneer Elementary School
Standard public school
561 students 12:1 students per teacher
Wood View Elem School
Standard public school
443 students 13.2:1 students per teacher
Jonas E Salk Elem School
Standard public school
391 students 10.3:1 students per teacher
Bernard J Ward Elem School
Standard public school
363 students 12.4:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Liberty Elementary School
How many students attend Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School has 522 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in Bolingbrook, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Liberty Elementary School is 15.6:1, which is 7% higher than the Illinois average of 14.6:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.9:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Liberty Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Liberty Elementary School is White at 41.6%. The school serves a diverse student body in Bolingbrook, IL.
What is the quality grade for Liberty Elementary School?
Liberty Elementary School receives a Resource Quality Grade of C (56/100) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This grade reflects available federal resource indicators, not standardized test scores.
Related data sources
PlainSchools is part of a network of US-data portals — these companion sites surface adjacent context.