Steger Primary Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · South Chicago Heights, Illinois
Steger Primary Center in South Chicago Heights, Illinois enrolled 396 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 18.9 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 rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
353 students in 2022-23, 362 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 353 | 27.0 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 25.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 396 | 21.0 | 18.9 |
18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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 Steger Primary Center enrolled 315 students and reported no counselor; it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent36.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.1% of students were Hispanic, 30.3% Black, 17.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic39.1%
- Black30.3%
- White17.2%
- Two or more races12.9%
- Asian0.5%
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 South Chicago Heights
2 public elementary schools in South Chicago Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; Steger Primary Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steger Primary Center | 396 | 18.9 | not reported |
| U S Grant Elementary School | 147 | 9.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Steger Primary Center
- U S Grant Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 147 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Steger Intermediate CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 465 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Steger Primary Center with U S Grant Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Steger SD 194 spends per student$17,216 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,216
- The largest public schools in IllinoisSteger Primary Center is the number 1,008 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,008 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.18.9:1
- 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 Steger Primary Center
How many students attend Steger Primary Center?
396 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in South Chicago Heights, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Steger Primary Center?
18.9 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 Steger Primary Center a Title I school?
Steger Primary Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Steger Primary Center in?
Steger SD 194, NCES district ID 1737680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173768003884 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.