Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School is a cozy elementary-level community in Clinton, Illinois, overseen by Clinton CUSD 15. The school enrolls 183 students in grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 381.

Within Clinton CUSD 15, which oversees 5 schools and 1,765 students, Lincoln Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elem School logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, De Witt County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lincoln Elem School reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, De Witt County reports that median household income runs about $71,678, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Lincoln Elem School is one of 7 public schools in De Witt County (combined enrollment of about 2,185 students).

Clinton Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elem School.

Lincoln Elem School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 200 (now 183). Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.