Elementary school (grades K-5) · Round Lake, IL

Village Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Village Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 173499003669
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Village Elementary School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.

#3 of 3
elementary schools in Round Lake · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
14.9:1
students per teacher
433
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Village Elementary School ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Round Lake, IL.

School address

Enrollment

433

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.9:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

+6% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Village Elementary School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

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

What stands out at Village Elementary School

Village Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Round Lake, Illinois, enrolling 433 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 14.9:1 puts it in the larger third of Illinois schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 433 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 Hispanic or Latino (75%) and White (12%) (diversity index 41/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Round Lake Cusd 116 spends $21,405 per pupil, 26% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Round Lake's elementary schools, it stands alongside Park West School (321 students): Village Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (14.9:1 vs 14:1).

Round Lake Cusd 116 also operates Round Lake Senior High School (2,194 students) and Round Lake Middle School (783 students) alongside Village Elementary School.

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 Village Elementary School compares

Village Elementary 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 14.9:1 ▲ 6% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 433 top 40% - -

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

14.9:1
Leaner classes than 48% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
433
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
14.9:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 68% in Illinois - lower ratio than 32% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
24.9%
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
$21,405
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 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

Hispanic or Latino 75.1%
White 12.0%
African American 7.9%
Two or More 3.2%
Asian 1.8%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 75.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.4, Village Elementary School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Round Lake Cusd 116, which includes Village Elementary School.

$21,405
Per student
+26%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.3%
State 62.8%
Federal 14.9%

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 Village Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Round Lake Senior High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Round Lake Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Magee Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Raymond Ellis Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Indian Hill Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Village Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Round Lake Cusd 116 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Round Lake

2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

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 Village Elementary School'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 Village Elementary School

How many students attend Village Elementary School?

Village Elementary School has 433 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Round Lake, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Village Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Village Elementary School is 14.9:1, which is 6% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 5% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Village Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Village Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 75.1% of enrollment, in Round Lake, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Village Elementary School?

Village Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical 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).

How does Village Elementary School rank among elementary schools in Round Lake?

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

Is Village Elementary School a good school?

Village Elementary School earns 36/100 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 Round Lake Cusd 116?

Besides Village Elementary School, Round Lake Cusd 116 also operates Round Lake Senior High School (2,194 students), Round Lake Middle School (783 students), and Magee Middle School (642 students). See the Round Lake Cusd 116 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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