Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch

As a tight-knit elementary school in Hinckley, Illinois, Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch instructs 297 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Within Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429, which oversees 3 schools and 730 students, Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch lists that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below DeKalb County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 46.9%.

Around the school, DeKalb County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,724, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hinckley-Big Rock High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.

Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 297). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 90% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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