Prairie Central Primary West
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Chenoa, Illinois
Prairie Central Primary West in Chenoa, Illinois enrolled 244 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 14.5 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
278 students in 2022-23, 252 students in 2023-24, 244 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.7 to 16.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 278 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 18.1 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 244 | 16.8 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 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 Prairie Central Primary West enrolled 252 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent7.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.8% of students were White, 7.4% of two or more races, 6.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White84.8%
- Two or more races7.4%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Black1.2%
- Asian0.4%
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.
What to look at next about Prairie Central Primary West
- Lexington Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 7.2 miles away: 238 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
- Graymont Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 52 students, 6.7 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Prairie Central Primary West with Lexington Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prairie Central CUSD 8 spends per student$15,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,986
- The largest public schools in IllinoisPrairie Central Primary West is the number 1,819 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,819 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- 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 Prairie Central Primary West
How many students attend Prairie Central Primary West?
244 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 278 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chenoa, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Central Primary West?
14.5 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 Prairie Central Primary West a Title I school?
Prairie Central Primary West ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Prairie Central Primary West in?
Prairie Central CUSD 8, NCES district ID 1700005. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170000505190 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.