Enrollment
176
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Carmi, IL
Federal NCES profile for Lincoln Attendance Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
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.
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.
NCES ID 170850000474 Verify on NCES CCD record →
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
How Lincoln Attendance Center compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
11:1 - 3.0 below the Illinois state median of 14:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
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
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
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.
Largest group: White at 86.4% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 24.7, Lincoln Attendance Center is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Carmi-White County Cusd 5, which includes Lincoln Attendance Center.
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.
| 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.
2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
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
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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.
Lincoln Attendance Center has 176 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Carmi, IL.
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.
The largest demographic group at Lincoln Attendance Center is White at 86.4% of enrollment, in Carmi, IL.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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