Donovan Elem School

Donovan Elem School operates as an intimate elementary campus in Donovan, Illinois, one of the schools within Donovan CUSD 3. Current enrollment sits at 172 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 55% below typical.

Donovan CUSD 3 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 298 students. Donovan Elem School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Donovan Elem School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Donovan Elem School shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Donovan Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Donovan Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Donovan Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.9%; Donovan Elem School posts 60.6%, +23.7 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Iroquois County shows median household earnings sit near $66,255, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Iroquois County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,909 students), Donovan Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Donovan Sr High School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Donovan Elem School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 51%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025.

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