Damiansville Elem School

Damiansville Elem School is an elementary school of very small scale in Damiansville, Illinois, operated by Damiansville SD 62, works with 102 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 73% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Damiansville Elem School is a school of Damiansville SD 62, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Damiansville Elem School shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic. Compared to Clinton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Damiansville Elem School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 13% of students at Damiansville Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clinton County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Damiansville Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 86.0%, a residual of +21.8 points.

Across the wider county, Clinton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,588 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clinton County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students), Damiansville Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Albers Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Damiansville Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Damiansville Elem School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Damiansville Elem School has changed only slightly, going from 100 students in 2018 to 102 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.