South Primary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · South Roxana, Illinois

South Primary School in South Roxana, Illinois enrolled 450 students in 2024-25 with 30.6 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

454 students in 2022-23, 455 students in 2023-24, 450 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 30.6.

Students enrolled at South Primary School by school year2022-23: 454, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-234542023-244552024-25450
Students enrolled at South Primary School by school year2022-23: 454, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-234542023-244552024-25450
Students enrolled at South Primary School by school year2022-23: 454, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-234542023-244552024-25450
Students enrolled at South Primary School by school year2022-23: 454, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 45002004006002022-234542023-244552024-25450
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345429.015.7
2023-2445532.614.0
2024-2545030.614.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 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.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; South Primary School 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Primary School 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; South Primary School 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Primary School 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; South Primary School 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Primary School 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; South Primary School 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Primary School 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Primary School enrolled 471 students and reported no counselor; it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent20.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.3% of students were White, 11.3% of two or more races, 6.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White77.3%
  2. Two or more races11.3%
  3. Black6.2%
  4. Hispanic4.4%
  5. American Indian0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

What to look at next about South Primary School

  1. Central Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 365 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Hartford Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 172 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare South Primary School with Central Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Roxana CUSD 1 spends per student$19,531 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,531
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisSouth Primary School is the number 746 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#746 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  7. 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 Primary School

  1. How many students attend South Primary School?
    450 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 454 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in South Roxana, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Primary School?
    14.7 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.
  3. Is South Primary School a Title I school?
    South Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is South Primary School in?
    Roxana CUSD 1, NCES district ID 1735010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173501004822 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
  • 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.

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