Other / mixed grade configuration · Buncombe, IL
Lick Creek Elem School
Federal NCES profile for Lick Creek Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
The verdict
Lick Creek Elem School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.5:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 126
- students enrolled
Lick Creek Elem School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 172286002532 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 172286002532 · Buncombe, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD
126 enr · 10.5:1 · RII 45
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Lick Creek Elem 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 →
How Lick Creek Elem School compares
Lick Creek Elem 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 25% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 126 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 92.1% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 14.9, Lick Creek Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lick Creek Ccsd 16, which includes Lick Creek Elem School.
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~126 students)
Frequently asked questions about Lick Creek Elem School
How many students attend Lick Creek Elem School?
Lick Creek Elem School has 126 students enrolled. It is a public school in Buncombe, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lick Creek Elem School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lick Creek Elem School is 10.5:1, which is 25% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 33% 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 Lick Creek Elem School?
The largest demographic group at Lick Creek Elem School is White at 92.1% of enrollment, in Buncombe, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lick Creek Elem School?
Lick Creek Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical 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 Lick Creek Ccsd 16?
None reported; Lick Creek Ccsd 16 operates only Lick Creek Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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