Erie Elem School

Erie Elem School, a small elementary school in Erie, Illinois, operated by Erie CUSD 1, instructs 242 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 36% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Within Erie CUSD 1, which oversees 3 schools and 603 students, Erie Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Erie Elem School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 2% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Erie Elem School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Erie Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Erie Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Whiteside County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Erie Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 66.0%.

Around the school, Whiteside County reports that median household income runs about $67,500, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Whiteside County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,445 students), Erie Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Erie High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Erie Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Erie Elem School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 263 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.