Emden Elementary School

Emden Elementary School, a minimally staffed elementary campus in Emden, Illinois, run under Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21, serves 90 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 76% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 2 schools in Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21 (175 students total), Emden Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Emden Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). Beyond that, the school shows 2% Black. By comparison, Logan County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Emden Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Logan County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Emden Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 40.2%, a residual of -8.3 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Logan County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,358, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Logan County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,448 students), Emden Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School, roughly 4.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Emden Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Emden Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 79 (now 90). Class-load math has loosened: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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