Enrollment
499
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Rhodes Sd 84-5 · Illinois
NCES ID 173339003457 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
65.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.7:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-45% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rhodes Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Rhodes Elem School
Rhodes Elem School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in River Grove, Illinois, enrolling 499 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.7:1, Rhodes Elem School is leaner than roughly 98% of Illinois schools and 45% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 499 puts it in the larger third of Illinois schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (71%) and White (21%) (diversity index 46/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Rhodes Sd 84-5 spends $25,684 per pupil, 51% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among River Grove's public schools, it stands alongside River Grove Elem School (722 students): Rhodes Elem School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (7.7:1 vs 14.4:1).
Rhodes Sd 84-5 operates only this one school, so Rhodes Elem School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Rhodes Elem School compares
Rhodes Elem 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$25,684
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
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.
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
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rhodes Sd 84-5, which includes Rhodes Elem School.
$25,684
Per student
+51%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+55%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.9%
State 25.2%
Federal 9.9%
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 other schools in River Grove
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other 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 (~499 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.7:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Rhodes Elem School a good school?
Rhodes Elem School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. 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 Rhodes Sd 84-5?
None reported; Rhodes Sd 84-5 operates only Rhodes Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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