Enrollment
98
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Tonica, IL
Tonica Grade School
Federal NCES profile for Tonica Grade School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 173918003976
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 80
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Tonica Grade School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.5:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 98
- students enrolled
Tonica Grade School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Tonica Ccsd 79 · Illinois
NCES ID 173918003976 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.5:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-46% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tonica Grade School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Tonica Grade School
Tonica Grade School is a small combined-grade school in Tonica, Illinois, enrolling 98 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.5:1, Tonica Grade School is leaner than roughly 98% of Illinois schools and 46% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Illinois schools, with 98 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 98 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Tonica Ccsd 79 operates only this one school, so Tonica Grade School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 98 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 Tonica Grade School compares
Tonica Grade 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 | 7.5:1 | ▼ 46% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 98 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
98
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7.5:1
students per teacher
- 46% below state mean
Top 2% in Illinois - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,547
per pupil, district-wide
- below Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 98 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 85.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or More 1.0%
Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 25.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 25.0, Tonica Grade School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tonica Ccsd 79, which includes Tonica Grade School.
$15,547
Per student
-9%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.6%
State 37.8%
Federal 6.6%
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 other 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 (~98 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Tonica Grade School
How many students attend Tonica Grade School?
Tonica Grade School has 98 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tonica, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tonica Grade School?
The student-teacher ratio at Tonica Grade School is 7.5:1, which is 46% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 52% 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 Tonica Grade School?
The largest demographic group at Tonica Grade School is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Tonica, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tonica Grade School?
Tonica Grade School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (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).
Is Tonica Grade School a good school?
Tonica Grade School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Illinois schools. 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 Tonica Ccsd 79?
None reported; Tonica Ccsd 79 operates only Tonica Grade School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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