Elementary school (grades K-5) · Sauk Village, IL

Strassburg Elem

Federal NCES profile for Strassburg Elem, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 173546003699
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
19
📋 Attendance
67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Strassburg Elem earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.

#1 of 3
public schools in Sauk Village · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
12.3:1
students per teacher
406
students enrolled

Strassburg Elem has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Strassburg Elem ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Sauk Village, IL.

School address

Enrollment

406

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.3:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-12% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Strassburg Elem compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:112.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Strassburg Elem

Strassburg Elem is a mid-sized elementary school in Sauk Village, Illinois, enrolling 406 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 406 students, its enrollment sits close to the Illinois median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is led by African American (74%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 42/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 406 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

13.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Ccsd 168 spends $21,619 per pupil, 27% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 82 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 406 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Ccsd 168 also operates Wagoner Elem (466 students) and Rickover Jr High School (371 students) alongside Strassburg Elem.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Strassburg Elem compares

Strassburg Elem on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.3:1 ▼ 12% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 406 top 44% - -

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

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
406
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 33% in Illinois - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$21,619
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 406 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
35
in-school suspensions + 47 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 73.9%
Hispanic or Latino 17.0%
Two or More 4.7%
White 3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 73.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 42.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 42.1, Strassburg Elem is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ccsd 168, which includes Strassburg Elem.

$21,619
Per student
+27%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.5%
State 65.2%
Federal 17.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Strassburg Elem Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wagoner Elem Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Rickover Jr High School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Strassburg Elem's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Ccsd 168 · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Strassburg Elem's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Strassburg Elem

How many students attend Strassburg Elem?

Strassburg Elem has 406 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Sauk Village, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Strassburg Elem?

The student-teacher ratio at Strassburg Elem is 12.3:1, which is 12% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 22% 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 Strassburg Elem?

The largest demographic group at Strassburg Elem is African American at 73.9% of enrollment, in Sauk Village, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Strassburg Elem?

Strassburg Elem has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Strassburg Elem rank among public schools in Sauk Village?

By Resource Investment Index, Strassburg Elem ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Sauk Village, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Sauk Village on the city page.

Is Strassburg Elem a good school?

Strassburg Elem earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Ccsd 168?

Besides Strassburg Elem, Ccsd 168 also operates Wagoner Elem (466 students) and Rickover Jr High School (371 students). See the Ccsd 168 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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