Germantown Elem School

Set in Germantown, Illinois, Germantown Elem School is a small elementary-level community, overseen by Germantown SD 60. It educates 258 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Germantown SD 60 is the operating authority for Germantown Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Germantown Elem School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at Germantown Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Clinton County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Germantown Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clinton County put median household income runs about $86,588, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Germantown Elem School is one of 19 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students).

Bartelso Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Germantown Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Germantown Elem School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.0%.

Germantown Elem School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 262 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.