Petersburg Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Petersburg, Illinois
Petersburg Elementary School in Petersburg, Illinois enrolled 335 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
345 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 335 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.3 to 26.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 345 | 27.3 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 24.0 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 335 | 26.2 | 12.8 |
12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Petersburg Elementary School enrolled 249 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.4% of students were White, 2.1% of two or more races, 0.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White96.4%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Hispanic0.9%
- Black0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Petersburg
2 public elementary schools in Petersburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Petersburg Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg Elementary School | 335 | 12.8 | not reported |
| Porta Central | 288 | 12.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Petersburg Elementary School
- Porta CentralThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 288 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Greenview Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.9 miles away: 117 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
- Compare Petersburg Elementary School with Porta CentralStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much PORTA Community School District #202 spends per student$13,630 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,630
- The largest public schools in IllinoisPetersburg Elementary School is the number 1,322 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,322 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Petersburg Elementary School
How many students attend Petersburg Elementary School?
335 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 345 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Petersburg, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Petersburg Elementary School?
12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Petersburg Elementary School a Title I school?
Petersburg Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Petersburg Elementary School in?
PORTA Community School District #202, NCES district ID 1731410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173141003312 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.