Elementary school (grades K-5) · Tamaroa, IL

Tamaroa Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Tamaroa Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 173855003928
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tamaroa Elem School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

53
Resource Index · Higher
12.5:1
students per teacher
100
students enrolled

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

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+8 students YoY

Tamaroa Elem School grew from 91 students in 2022-23 to 99 in 2023-24 (+8.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 8.5 → 8.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+8 students YoY 173855003928 · Tamaroa, IL Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

100 enr · 12.5:1 · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Tamaroa Elem School grew from 91 students in 2022-23 to 99 in 2023-24 (+8.8%). Teacher FTE lost 8.5 → 8.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Tamaroa Elem School compares

Tamaroa Elem School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.5:1 ▼ 11% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 100 top 95% - -

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

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 35% in Illinois - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$21,022
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.0%
African American 5.0%
Two or More 1.0%

Largest group: White at 94.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.4, Tamaroa Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Tamaroa School Dist 5 reports $21,022 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Tamaroa Elem School

How many students attend Tamaroa Elem School?

Tamaroa Elem School has 100 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Tamaroa, IL. CCD year-over-year: 91 (2022-23) → 99 (2023-24), up 8.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tamaroa Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Tamaroa Elem School is 12.5:1, which is 11% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 20% 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 Tamaroa Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Tamaroa Elem School is White at 94.0% of enrollment, in Tamaroa, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tamaroa Elem School?

Tamaroa Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Tamaroa School Dist 5?

None reported; Tamaroa School Dist 5 operates only Tamaroa Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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