Enrollment
100
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Tamaroa School Dist 5 · Illinois
NCES ID 173855003928 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.5:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tamaroa Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Tamaroa Elem School
Tamaroa Elem School is a small elementary school in Tamaroa, Illinois, enrolling 100 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Illinois schools, with 100 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 17.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Tamaroa School Dist 5 operates only this one school, so Tamaroa Elem School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 100 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Illinois's single-school districts.
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 Tamaroa Elem School compares
Tamaroa Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.5:1 | ▼ 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 (what these measure)
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
$18,718
per pupil, district-wide
- above Illinois avg of $17,042
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.
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
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tamaroa School Dist 5, which includes Tamaroa Elem School.
$18,718
Per student
+10%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.8%
State 55.6%
Federal 17.6%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~100 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Tamaroa Elem School a good school?
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. 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 Tamaroa School Dist 5?
None reported; Tamaroa School Dist 5 operates only Tamaroa Elem School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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