South Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Chillicothe, Illinois
South Elementary School in Chillicothe, Illinois enrolled 424 students in 2024-25 with 25.8 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
399 students in 2022-23, 426 students in 2023-24, 424 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.8 to 25.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 399 | 27.8 | 14.3 |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 24.8 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 424 | 25.8 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 816 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Elementary School enrolled 408 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 816 of the 408 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.8% of students were White, 3.8% Hispanic, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.8%
- Hispanic3.8%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Black1.9%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at South Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 40% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Chillicothe
2 public elementary schools in Chillicothe report 2024-25 enrollment; South Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School | 424 | 16.5 | not reported |
| Chillicothe Elementary Center | 156 | 10.6 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Elementary School
- Chillicothe Elementary CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 156 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Mossville Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.5 miles away: 431 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- Compare South Elementary School with Chillicothe Elementary CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Il Valley Central USD 321 spends per student$12,755 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,755
- The largest public schools in IllinoisSouth Elementary School is the number 873 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#873 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.16.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about South Elementary School
How many students attend South Elementary School?
424 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 399 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chillicothe, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary School?
16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is South Elementary School a Title I school?
South Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at South Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at South Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is South Elementary School in?
Il Valley Central USD 321, NCES district ID 1719970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171997002261 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.