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

Lincoln Attendance Center

Federal NCES profile for Lincoln Attendance Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170850000474
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lincoln Attendance Center earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 82% of Illinois schools.

#2 of 3
elementary schools in Carmi · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
11:1
small classes for Illinois
176
students enrolled

Lincoln Attendance Center has class sizes smaller than 82% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lincoln Attendance Center ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Carmi, IL.

Enrollment

176

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-21% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lincoln Attendance Center compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Lincoln Attendance Center

Lincoln Attendance Center is a small elementary school in Carmi, Illinois, enrolling 176 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 176 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 45.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Carmi-White County Cusd 5 spends $13,075 per pupil, 23% below the Illinois average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Carmi's elementary schools, it stands alongside Washington Attendance Center (269 students): Lincoln Attendance Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11:1 vs 14.2:1).

Carmi-White County Cusd 5 also operates Carmi-White County High School (419 students) and Washington Attendance Center (269 students) alongside Lincoln Attendance Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Lincoln Attendance Center compares

Lincoln Attendance Center on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 21% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 176 top 85% - -

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

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
176
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 18% in Illinois - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
45.5%
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
$13,075
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $17,042
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 86.4%
Two or More 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
African American 1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 86.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.7, Lincoln Attendance Center is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Carmi-White County Cusd 5, which includes Lincoln Attendance Center.

$13,075
Per student
-23%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.8%
State 45.9%
Federal 13.3%

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.

How Lincoln Attendance Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Carmi-White County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Washington Attendance Center Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Carmi White Cnty Jr High Sch Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Jefferson Attendance Center Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Prekindergarten Facility Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lincoln Attendance Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Carmi-White County Cusd 5 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Carmi

2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Lincoln Attendance Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Lincoln Attendance Center

How many students attend Lincoln Attendance Center?

Lincoln Attendance Center has 176 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Carmi, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Attendance Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Attendance Center is 11:1, which is 21% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 30% 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 Lincoln Attendance Center?

The largest demographic group at Lincoln Attendance Center is White at 86.4% of enrollment, in Carmi, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lincoln Attendance Center?

Lincoln Attendance Center has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lincoln Attendance Center rank among elementary schools in Carmi?

By Resource Investment Index, Lincoln Attendance Center ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Carmi, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Carmi on the city page.

Is Lincoln Attendance Center a good school?

Lincoln Attendance Center earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 82% of Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Carmi-White County Cusd 5?

Besides Lincoln Attendance Center, Carmi-White County Cusd 5 also operates Carmi-White County High School (419 students), Washington Attendance Center (269 students), and Carmi White Cnty Jr High Sch (188 students). See the Carmi-White County Cusd 5 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 2021-22) · 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.

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