Wanda Kendall Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Watseka, Illinois
Wanda Kendall Elementary School in Watseka, Illinois enrolled 122 students in 2024-25 with 9.2 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 28%
116 students in 2022-23, 113 students in 2023-24, 122 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.2 to 9.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 116 | 7.2 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 8.2 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 122 | 9.2 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 66 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wanda Kendall Elementary School enrolled 66 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 66 of the 66 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.8% of students were White, 15.6% Hispanic, 6.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White73.8%
- Hispanic15.6%
- Two or more races6.6%
- Black3.3%
- Asian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Watseka
2 public elementary schools in Watseka report 2024-25 enrollment; Wanda Kendall Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Raymond School | 321 | 12.5 | not reported |
| Wanda Kendall Elementary School | 122 | 13.2 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wanda Kendall Elementary School
- Glenn Raymond SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 321 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Crescent City Grade SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.8 miles away: 54 students, 6.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Wanda Kendall Elementary School with Glenn Raymond SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Iroquois County CUSD 9 spends per student$15,618 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,618
- The largest public schools in IllinoisWanda Kendall Elementary School is the number 2,209 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,209 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Wanda Kendall Elementary School
How many students attend Wanda Kendall Elementary School?
122 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 116 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Watseka, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wanda Kendall Elementary School?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wanda Kendall Elementary School a Title I school?
Wanda Kendall Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Wanda Kendall Elementary School in?
Iroquois County CUSD 9, NCES district ID 1720170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172017002268 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.