Henry-Senachwine Grade School

Henry-Senachwine Grade School, a mid-sized elementary school in Henry, Illinois, one of the schools within Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5, serves 387 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 534 students; Henry-Senachwine Grade School is among them.

On demographics, Henry-Senachwine Grade School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Henry-Senachwine Grade School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Henry-Senachwine Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marshall County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,585 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marshall County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,576 students), Henry-Senachwine Grade School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Henry-Senachwine High School, around 0.9 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Henry-Senachwine Grade School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Henry-Senachwine Grade School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 384 (now 387). The White share of enrollment shrank from 97% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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