Eisenhower Elem School

Eisenhower Elem School is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Jacksonville, Illinois, overseen by Jacksonville SD 117, with 349 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Jacksonville SD 117 (3,231 students total), Eisenhower Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Eisenhower Elem School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Morgan County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Eisenhower Elem School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Eisenhower Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eisenhower Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Morgan County put the typical household earns roughly $66,306 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Morgan County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,446 students), Eisenhower Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jacksonville Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eisenhower Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eisenhower Elem School has climbed 3%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 3% to 8%.

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