Belle Alexander Elementary School

Belle Alexander Elementary School is one of the public schools in Kewanee, Illinois. It is a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 1 attend, and enrollment is 241 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.

Belle Alexander Elementary School reports to Kewanee CUSD 229, which has 7 schools and 1,963 students.

At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Belle Alexander Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% Black. County-wide, 88% of Henry County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Belle Alexander Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.

Teachers at the school number 18.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Henry County average 43%.

County data help place the school in context: in Henry County, median household income is about $71,911, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Henry County number 28 and enroll about 7,723.

Of nearby public schools, Kewanee High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7.

NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Belle Alexander Elementary School had 231 students in 2020-21 and 241 in 2024-25, a 4% rise.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Belle Alexander Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.