Grafton Elem School

As a compact elementary-level community in Grafton, Illinois, Grafton Elem School caters to 171 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under Jersey CUSD 100. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Grafton Elem School sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Jersey CUSD 100, which oversees 5 schools and 2,365 students, Grafton Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grafton Elem School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Grafton Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Grafton Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.0%.

Across the wider county, Jersey County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,361, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Grafton Elem School is one of 10 public schools in Jersey County (combined enrollment of about 2,377 students).

The closest other public school is Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette, roughly 2.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Grafton Elem School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grafton Elem School has ticked down 7%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 171 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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