Spaulding Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Gurnee, Illinois
Spaulding Elementary School in Gurnee, Illinois enrolled 450 students in 2024-25 with 30.7 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
482 students in 2022-23, 505 students in 2023-24, 450 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 30.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 482 | 40.0 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 37.2 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 450 | 30.7 | 14.7 |
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.
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 Spaulding Elementary School enrolled 411 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.4% of students were Hispanic, 23.6% Black, 17.3% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic46.4%
- Black23.6%
- White17.3%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Asian5.6%
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.
Elementary schools in Gurnee
3 public elementary schools in Gurnee report 2024-25 enrollment; Spaulding Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Intermediate School | 979 | 12.0 | not reported |
| River Trail School | 471 | 12.5 | not reported |
| Spaulding Elementary School | 450 | 14.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Spaulding Elementary School
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 505 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Clearview Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 404 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Spaulding Elementary School with Oakdale Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gurnee District 56 spends per student$19,266 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,266
- The largest public schools in IllinoisSpaulding Elementary School is the number 746 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#746 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.7:1
- 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 Spaulding Elementary School
How many students attend Spaulding Elementary School?
450 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 482 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gurnee, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spaulding Elementary 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.Is Spaulding Elementary School a Title I school?
Spaulding Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Spaulding Elementary School in?
Gurnee District 56, NCES district ID 1717800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171780002075 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.