Other / mixed grade configuration · Old Mill Creek, IL

Millburn Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Millburn Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 172610002792
0/100100/10064/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Millburn Elem School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

64
Resource Index · Higher
12.1:1
small classes for Illinois
711
students enrolled

Millburn Elem School has class sizes smaller than 70% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

711

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

59.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.1:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-14% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Millburn Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:112.1:1

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

What stands out at Millburn Elem School

Millburn Elem School is a large combined-grade school in Old Mill Creek, Illinois, enrolling 711 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 711 puts it in the larger third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (19%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 61/100).

11.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district, Millburn Ccsd 24, also runs Millburn Middle School (388 students).

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 Millburn Elem School compares

Millburn 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 12.1:1 ▼ 14% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 711 top 14% - -

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

12.1:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
711
Bigger than 81% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.1:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 30% in Illinois - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.8%
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
$19,728
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.4 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 57.9%
Hispanic or Latino 18.6%
Asian 14.6%
Two or More 4.6%
African American 4.2%

Largest group: White at 57.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.5, Millburn Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Millburn Ccsd 24, which includes Millburn Elem School.

$19,728
Per student
+16%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.3%
State 32.0%
Federal 4.7%

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 Millburn Elem School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Millburn Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Millburn Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Millburn Ccsd 24 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other 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 Millburn Elem School'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 Millburn Elem School

How many students attend Millburn Elem School?

Millburn Elem School has 711 students enrolled. It is a public school in Old Mill Creek, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Millburn Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Millburn Elem School is 12.1:1, which is 14% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 23% 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 Millburn Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Millburn Elem School is White at 57.9% of enrollment, in Old Mill Creek, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Millburn Elem School?

Millburn Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 Millburn Elem School a good school?

Millburn Elem School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Millburn Ccsd 24?

Besides Millburn Elem School, Millburn Ccsd 24 also operates Millburn Middle School (388 students). See the Millburn Ccsd 24 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.

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