Dwight Common School

Dwight Common School is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Dwight, Illinois, operated by Dwight Common SD 232, with 519 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Dwight Common SD 232 is the operating authority for Dwight Common School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dwight Common School lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Dwight Common School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.3%, the actual is 37.3%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Livingston County shows median household income runs about $73,790, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dwight Common School is one of 24 public schools in Livingston County (combined enrollment of about 5,273 students).

Dwight High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dwight Common School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 542 students in 2018 compared to 519 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 88% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Dwight Common School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.