Adams Elem School

Adams Elem School is one of the one-room-style elementary campuss in Lincoln, Illinois, one of the schools within Lincoln ESD 27, with 57 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Adams Elem School sits 85% below that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Lincoln ESD 27 (1,056 students total), Adams Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Adams Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Adams Elem School lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Adams Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Logan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,358 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adams Elem School is one of 15 public schools in Logan County (combined enrollment of about 3,448 students).

Lincoln Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Adams Elem School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adams Elem School has fell 39%, going from 94 students in 2018 to 57 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 in 2025.

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