Enrollment
96
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Ransom, IL
Ransom Grade School
Federal NCES profile for Ransom Grade School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170342000026
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ransom Grade School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.
- 66
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.9:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 96
- students enrolled
Ransom Grade School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Allen-Otter Creek Ccsd 65 · Illinois
NCES ID 170342000026 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.9:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-51% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ransom Grade School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ransom Grade School
Ransom Grade School is a small elementary school in Ransom, Illinois, enrolling 96 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.9:1, Ransom Grade School is leaner than roughly 99% of Illinois schools and 51% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Illinois schools, with 96 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Allen-Otter Creek Ccsd 65 operates only this one school, so Ransom Grade School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 96 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Illinois's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Ransom Grade School compares
Ransom Grade School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.9:1 | ▼ 51% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 96 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
96
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6.9:1
students per teacher
- 51% below state mean
Top 1% in Illinois - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$18,479
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 86.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.3%
Two or More 5.2%
Largest group: White at 86.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.2, Ransom Grade School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Allen-Otter Creek Ccsd 65, which includes Ransom Grade School.
$18,479
Per student
+8%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 79.9%
State 12.4%
Federal 7.7%
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.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~96 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ransom Grade School
How many students attend Ransom Grade School?
Ransom Grade School has 96 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Ransom, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ransom Grade School?
The student-teacher ratio at Ransom Grade School is 6.9:1, which is 51% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 56% 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 Ransom Grade School?
The largest demographic group at Ransom Grade School is White at 86.5% of enrollment, in Ransom, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ransom Grade School?
Ransom Grade School has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Ransom Grade School a good school?
Ransom Grade School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Allen-Otter Creek Ccsd 65?
None reported; Allen-Otter Creek Ccsd 65 operates only Ransom Grade School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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