Ladd Comm Cons Sch

As a tight-knit primary school in Ladd, Illinois, Ladd Comm Cons Sch teaches 183 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Ladd CCSD 94. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

Operationally, Ladd Comm Cons Sch answers to Ladd CCSD 94, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ladd Comm Cons Sch records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Ladd Comm Cons Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ladd Comm Cons Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 41.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bureau County) records that median household income runs about $69,257, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bureau County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,547 students), Ladd Comm Cons Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dalzell Grade School, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Ladd Comm Cons Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ladd Comm Cons Sch at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 211 students in 2018 compared to 183 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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