John Greer Elem School

Located at 609 W Main St, in Hoopeston, Illinois, John Greer Elem School is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that hosts 232 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Hoopeston Area CUSD 11. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Within Hoopeston Area CUSD 11, which oversees 4 schools and 1,064 students, John Greer Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, John Greer Elem School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Vermilion County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, John Greer Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.7%, the actual is 38.2%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Vermilion County put median household earnings sit near $56,877, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John Greer Elem School is one of 41 public schools in Vermilion County (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students).

Nearest neighbor: Maple Elem School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around John Greer Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Greer Elem School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. John Greer Elem School's enrollment has fell 21% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 232). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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