Elverado Primary School

Elverado Primary School operates as a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Elkville, Illinois, run under Elverado CUSD 196. Current enrollment sits at 102 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Elverado Primary School is one of 4 schools operated by Elverado CUSD 196, a district that works with 348 students overall.

Demographically, Elverado Primary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 14% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Elverado Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,763, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Elverado Primary School is one of 32 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 6,811 students).

Nearest neighbor: Elverado High School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elverado Primary School's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 96 (now 102). The White share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 80% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.