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

Milton Pope Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Milton Pope Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 172625002795
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Milton Pope Elem School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
13.9:1
students per teacher
195
students enrolled

Milton Pope Elem School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Milton Pope Elem School held near 197 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 14.0 → 14.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 172625002795 · Marseilles, IL Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

195 enr · 13.9:1 · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Marblehead Elementary (195 students)

Milton Pope Elem School held near 197 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE held 14.0 → 14.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Milton Pope Elem School compares

Milton Pope Elem School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.9:1 ▼ 1% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 195 top 82% - -

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

13.9:1
Leaner classes than 58% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
195
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13.9:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 55% in Illinois - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
10.3%
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
$11,909
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
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 + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
Two or More 1.0%

Largest group: White at 93.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.6, Milton Pope Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Miller Twp Ccsd 210 reports $11,909 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Milton Pope Elem School

How many students attend Milton Pope Elem School?

Milton Pope Elem School has 195 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Marseilles, IL. CCD year-over-year: 197 (2022-23) → 197 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Milton Pope Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Milton Pope Elem School is 13.9:1, which is 1% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 11% 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 Milton Pope Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Milton Pope Elem School is White at 93.3% of enrollment, in Marseilles, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Milton Pope Elem School?

Milton Pope Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Miller Twp Ccsd 210?

None reported; Miller Twp Ccsd 210 operates only Milton Pope Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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