Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School is a close-knit K-5 school in Jacksonville, Illinois, overseen by Jacksonville SD 117. The school works with 246 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Lincoln Elem School is one of 9 schools operated by Jacksonville SD 117, a district that serves 3,231 students overall.

On demographics, Lincoln Elem School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 24% Black, 21% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lincoln Elem School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Morgan County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Morgan County put the typical household earns roughly $66,306 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morgan County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,446 students), of which Lincoln Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: The Early Years, around 0.5 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elem School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 246). Black enrollment moved from 31% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.