Other / mixed grade configuration · River Grove, IL

Rhodes Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Rhodes Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 173339003457
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
29
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rhodes Elem School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
7.7:1
small classes for Illinois
499
students enrolled

Rhodes Elem School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-17 students YoY

Rhodes Elem School held near 504 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-17 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 65.0 → 67.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-17 students YoY 173339003457 · River Grove, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

499 enr · 7.7:1 · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Cleveland Elementary School (499 students)

Rhodes Elem School held near 504 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-17 headcount). Teacher FTE added 65.0 → 67.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Rhodes Elem School compares

Rhodes Elem School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.7:1 ▼ 45% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 499 top 31% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
499
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.7:1
students per teacher - 45% below state mean
Top 2% in Illinois - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$28,409
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
32
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 70.5%
White 21.2%
African American 5.2%
Asian 2.0%
Two or More 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 70.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.5, Rhodes Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Rhodes Sd 84-5 reports $28,409 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in River Grove

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Rhodes Elem School

How many students attend Rhodes Elem School?

Rhodes Elem School has 499 students enrolled. It is a public school in River Grove, IL. CCD year-over-year: 521 (2022-23) → 504 (2023-24), nearly flat (-17).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rhodes Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rhodes Elem School is 7.7:1, which is 45% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 51% 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 Rhodes Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Rhodes Elem School is Hispanic or Latino at 70.5% of enrollment, in River Grove, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rhodes Elem School?

Rhodes Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Rhodes Sd 84-5?

None reported; Rhodes Sd 84-5 operates only Rhodes Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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