Lincoln Prairie School

Lincoln Prairie School is one of the average-sized primary schools in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, one of the schools within Schaumburg CCSD 54, with 348 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Schaumburg CCSD 54 comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 15,298 students; Lincoln Prairie School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Lincoln Prairie School reports that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lincoln Prairie School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dwight D Eisenhower JHS, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Prairie School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Prairie School has ticked down 10%, going from 385 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 61% to 45%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.