Ashley Com Consolidated School

Located at 450 N Third St, in Ashley, Illinois, Ashley Com Consolidated School is a tiny primary school that caters to 115 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Ashley CCSD 15. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 70% leaner than typical.

Ashley Com Consolidated School is a school of Ashley CCSD 15, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Ashley Com Consolidated School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ashley Com Consolidated School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 39.7%, a residual of -0.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $78,224, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ashley Com Consolidated School is one of 7 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 1,739 students).

Irvington Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ashley Com Consolidated School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Ashley Com Consolidated School's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 166 (now 115). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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