Chebanse Elem School

Located at 475 School St, in Chebanse, Illinois, Chebanse Elem School is a medium-sized elementary campus that teaches 343 students (grades K through 4), part of Central CUSD 4.

Across the 4 schools in Central CUSD 4 (968 students total), Chebanse Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Chebanse Elem School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Iroquois County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Chebanse Elem School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Chebanse Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.2%, the actual is 54.2%, a residual of +11.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Iroquois County shows median household earnings sit near $66,255, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Chebanse Elem School is one of 24 public schools in Iroquois County (combined enrollment of about 3,909 students).

The closest other public school is Central High School, roughly 2.7 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chebanse Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 21.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chebanse Elem School's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 343). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.