Enrollment
479
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 173717005708
Norton Creek Elementary School — West Chicago, IL
Federal NCES profile for Norton Creek Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — composite Resource Quality Score 58/100.
School address
District: St Charles Cusd 303 · Illinois
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.9:1
vs 14.6:1 Illinois avg
-5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Norton Creek Elementary School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What this school's NCES data tells you
Norton Creek Elementary School reports 479 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 13.9:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 5% below the Illinois state mean of 14.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 13% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 16.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding St Charles Cusd 303 spends $20,868 per pupil district-wide, above the Illinois average of $20,099 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 69.8% from local sources (property taxes), 26.3% from the state, and 4.0% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a composite Resource Quality Grade of C (58/100), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Norton Creek Elementary School compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Illinois state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.9:1 | 14.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Enrollment (students) | 479 | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Overview
Enrollment 479
Teachers (FTE) 36.0
Students per teacher 13.9:1 -5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible —
NCES ID 173717005708
Student demographics
White 67.4%
Asian 20.0%
Hispanic or Latino 8.6%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
African American 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 67.4% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 16.3%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for St Charles Cusd 303, which includes Norton Creek Elementary School.
$20,868
Per student
+4%
vs Illinois
Avg $20,099
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 69.8%
State 26.3%
Federal 4.0%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,930
- Students per teacher
- 13.2:1
- Enrollment
- 1,903
- Students per teacher
- 14.2:1
- Enrollment
- 1,364
- Students per teacher
- 13.1:1
- Enrollment
- 1,289
- Students per teacher
- 13.8:1
- Enrollment
- 535
- Students per teacher
- 16.1:1
Similar other schools in West Chicago
2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Norton Creek Elementary School
How many students attend Norton Creek Elementary School?
Norton Creek Elementary School has 479 students enrolled. It is a other school in West Chicago, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norton Creek Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Norton Creek Elementary School is 13.9:1, which is 5% lower than the Illinois average of 14.6:1 and 13% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Norton Creek Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Norton Creek Elementary School is White at 67.4%. The school serves a diverse student body in West Chicago, IL.
What is the quality grade for Norton Creek Elementary School?
Norton Creek Elementary School receives a Resource Quality Grade of C (58/100) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This grade reflects available federal resource indicators, not standardized test scores.
Related data sources
PlainSchools is part of a network of US-data portals — these companion sites surface adjacent context.