Prairie Trails School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Mt Prospect, Illinois
Prairie Trails School in Mt Prospect, Illinois enrolled 175 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It has no Title I status on file for 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
177 students in 2022-23, 179 students in 2023-24, 175 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.5 to 16.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 177 | 18.5 | 9.6 |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 17.4 | 10.3 |
| 2024-25 | 175 | 16.0 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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 Trails School enrolled 149 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 absent20.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.4% of students were White, 29.7% Asian, 15.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White47.4%
- Asian29.7%
- Hispanic15.4%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Black1.1%
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 Mt Prospect
4 public elementary schools in Mt Prospect report 2024-25 enrollment; Prairie Trails School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary School | 463 | 12.5 | not reported |
| Lions Park Elementary School | 458 | 12.9 | not reported |
| Westbrook Early Learning Cntr | 400 | 15.4 | not reported |
| Prairie Trails School | 175 | 10.9 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Prairie Trails School
- Indian Grove Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 435 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 532 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Prairie Trails School with Indian Grove Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much River Trails SD 26 spends per student$21,707 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,707
- The largest public schools in IllinoisPrairie Trails School is the number 2,068 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,068 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.9:1
- 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 Trails School
How many students attend Prairie Trails School?
175 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 177 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mt Prospect, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Trails School?
10.9 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 Trails School a Title I school?
Prairie Trails School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).What district is Prairie Trails School in?
River Trails SD 26, NCES district ID 1733870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173387006831 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.