Enrollment
366
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Brookfield, IL
Federal NCES profile for Lincoln Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
The verdict
Lincoln Elem School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% of Illinois schools.
Lincoln Elem School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Lincoln Elem School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Brookfield, IL.
NCES ID 172385002599 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
366
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.2:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-27% vs state
How Lincoln Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
10.2:1 - 3.8 below the Illinois state median of 14:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Lincoln Elem School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Brookfield, Illinois, enrolling 366 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.2:1, Lincoln Elem School is leaner than roughly 89% of Illinois schools and 27% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
With 366 students, its enrollment sits close to the Illinois median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (72%) and White (19%) (diversity index 44/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 39.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Among Brookfield's public schools, it stands alongside Hollywood Elem School (114 students): Lincoln Elem School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.2:1 vs 11.4:1).
Lyons Sd 103 also operates Washington Middle School (659 students) and Edison Elem School (282 students) alongside Lincoln Elem School.
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 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 | 10.2:1 | ▼ 27% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 366 | top 51% | - | - |
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: Hispanic or Latino at 71.9% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 44.2, Lincoln Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lyons Sd 103, which includes Lincoln Elem School.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Edison Elem School | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Home Elem School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| J W Robinson Jr Elem School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Costello School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Lincoln Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) 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 Elem School has 366 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brookfield, IL.
The student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elem School is 10.2:1, which is 27% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 35% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
The largest demographic group at Lincoln Elem School is Hispanic or Latino at 71.9% of enrollment, in Brookfield, IL.
Lincoln Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (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 Elem School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Brookfield, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Brookfield on the city page.
Lincoln Elem School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% 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 Elem School, Lyons Sd 103 also operates Washington Middle School (659 students), Edison Elem School (282 students), and Home Elem School (256 students). See the Lyons Sd 103 district page for the complete list.
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