Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School, a close-knit elementary campus in Pittsburg, Illinois, part of Johnston City CUSD 1, teaches 163 students, covering grades 3 through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 381.

Lincoln Elem School is one of 4 schools operated by Johnston City CUSD 1, a district that hosts 1,057 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Williamson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Williamson County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

In the area at large, Williamson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,604 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Williamson County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,700 students), of which Lincoln Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Crab Orchard High School, around 6.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.5%.

Lincoln Elem School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 163). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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