Elementary school (grades K-5) · Shirland, IL

Shirland C C School

Federal NCES profile for Shirland C C School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 173624003750
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0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
22
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Shirland C C School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

39
Resource Index · Typical
9:1
small classes for Illinois
99
students enrolled

Shirland C C School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

Shirland, IL 61079
District: Shirland Ccsd 134 · Illinois

NCES ID 173624003750 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 173624003750 · Shirland, IL Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

99 enr · 9:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Shirland C C School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Shirland C C School compares

Shirland C C 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 9:1 ▼ 36% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 99 top 95% - -

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

9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
99
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 5% in Illinois - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.3%
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
$21,638
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
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 84.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.1%
Two or More 5.1%
Asian 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%

Largest group: White at 84.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.2, Shirland C C School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Shirland Ccsd 134, which includes Shirland C C School.

$21,638
Per student
+19%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
+23%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 58.3%
State 24.1%
Federal 17.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide elementary 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.

Similar enrollment (~99 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Shirland C C School

How many students attend Shirland C C School?

Shirland C C School has 99 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Shirland, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Shirland C C School?

The student-teacher ratio at Shirland C C School is 9:1, which is 36% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 43% 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 Shirland C C School?

The largest demographic group at Shirland C C School is White at 84.8% of enrollment, in Shirland, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Shirland C C School?

Shirland C C School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical 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 Shirland Ccsd 134?

None reported; Shirland Ccsd 134 operates only Shirland C C School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.

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