Enrollment
63
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Lostant, IL
Lostant Elem School
Federal NCES profile for Lostant Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170012002584
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 72
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lostant Elem School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.6:1
- students per teacher
- 63
- students enrolled
Lostant Elem School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Lostant Cusd 425 · Illinois
NCES ID 170012002584 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.6:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lostant Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lostant Elem School
Lostant Elem School is a small elementary school in Lostant, Illinois, enrolling 63 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Illinois schools, with 63 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).
11.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Lostant Cusd 425 operates only this one school, so Lostant Elem School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 63 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Illinois's single-school districts.
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 Lostant Elem School compares
Lostant 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 | 12.6:1 | ▼ 10% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 63 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
63
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher
- 10% below state mean
Top 37% in Illinois - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$20,227
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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 96.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
Two or More 1.6%
Largest group: White at 96.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 6.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 6.2, Lostant Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lostant Cusd 425, which includes Lostant Elem School.
$20,227
Per student
+19%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.8%
State 18.2%
Federal 9.0%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~63 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lostant Elem School
How many students attend Lostant Elem School?
Lostant Elem School has 63 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Lostant, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lostant Elem School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lostant Elem School is 12.6:1, which is 10% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 20% 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 Lostant Elem School?
The largest demographic group at Lostant Elem School is White at 96.8% of enrollment, in Lostant, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lostant Elem School?
Lostant Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher 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).
Is Lostant Elem School a good school?
Lostant Elem School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois. 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 Lostant Cusd 425?
None reported; Lostant Cusd 425 operates only Lostant Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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