Dieterich Elem School

Dieterich Elem School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Dieterich, Illinois, operated by Dieterich CUSD 30. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Dieterich CUSD 30 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 632 students; Dieterich Elem School is among them.

On demographics, Dieterich Elem School reports that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Dieterich Elem School reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Dieterich Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Effingham County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dieterich Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 55.3%; actual is 69.1%, +13.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Effingham County shows median household income runs about $80,404, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Effingham County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,063 students), Dieterich Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dieterich Jr/Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dieterich Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 99% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Dieterich Elem School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.