Jasper Elem School

Located at 2030 County Road 1020 N, in Fairfield, Illinois, Jasper Elem School is an intimate K-5 school that teaches 170 students (grades K through 8), part of Jasper CCSD 17. Enrollment runs roughly 55% below the state mean of about 381.

Jasper CCSD 17 is the operating authority for Jasper Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Jasper Elem School logs that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Wayne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Jasper Elem School reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 40% of students at Jasper Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jasper Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.4%; Jasper Elem School posts 66.0%, +17.6 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $55,521, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jasper Elem School is one of 12 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 2,404 students).

North Side Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jasper Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 169 students in 2018 compared to 170 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 98% to 94%.

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