Enrollment
102
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Saunemin, IL
Saunemin Elem School
Federal NCES profile for Saunemin Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 170006505246
👥 S:T ratio 74
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 80
📋 Attendance 58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Saunemin Elem School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools.
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.4:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 102
- students enrolled
Saunemin Elem School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Saunemin Ccsd 438 · Illinois
NCES ID 170006505246 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.4:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-54% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Saunemin Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Saunemin Elem School
Saunemin Elem School is a small combined-grade school in Saunemin, Illinois, enrolling 102 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.4:1, Saunemin Elem School is leaner than roughly 99% of Illinois schools and 54% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Illinois schools, with 102 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 102 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
16.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Saunemin Ccsd 438 spends $20,813 per pupil, 22% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.
Saunemin Ccsd 438 operates only this one school, so Saunemin Elem School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 102 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 Saunemin Elem School compares
Saunemin 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 | 6.4:1 | ▼ 54% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 102 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.4:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
102
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6.4:1
students per teacher
- 54% 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
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$20,813
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 102 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 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 89.2%
Hispanic or Latino 6.9%
Two or More 3.9%
Largest group: White at 89.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.8, Saunemin Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Saunemin Ccsd 438, which includes Saunemin Elem School.
$20,813
Per student
+22%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.6%
State 31.3%
Federal 12.1%
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 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 (~102 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Saunemin Elem School
How many students attend Saunemin Elem School?
Saunemin Elem School has 102 students enrolled. It is a public school in Saunemin, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saunemin Elem School?
The student-teacher ratio at Saunemin Elem School is 6.4:1, which is 54% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 59% 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 Saunemin Elem School?
The largest demographic group at Saunemin Elem School is White at 89.2% of enrollment, in Saunemin, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Saunemin Elem School?
Saunemin Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Saunemin Elem School a good school?
Saunemin Elem School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% 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 Saunemin Ccsd 438?
None reported; Saunemin Ccsd 438 operates only Saunemin Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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