Chelsea Elem School

Chelsea Elem School is an elementary school of substantial scale in Frankfort, Illinois, part of Frankfort CCSD 157C, hosting 893 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 134% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Frankfort CCSD 157C, which oversees 3 schools and 2,676 students, Chelsea Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Chelsea Elem School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Chelsea Elem School has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Chelsea Elem School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Will County indicate median household income runs about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Chelsea Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Indian Trail Elem School, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 815 students in 2018 compared to 893 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Chelsea Elem School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.