Lovejoy Elem School

Lovejoy Elem School operates as a compact elementary school in Alton, Illinois, part of Alton CUSD 11. Current enrollment sits at 230 students spanning grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

Within Alton CUSD 11, which oversees 10 schools and 5,526 students, Lovejoy Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lovejoy Elem School shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 20% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Madison County's rate of about 46%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Madison County put the typical household earns roughly $75,793 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), of which Lovejoy Elem School is one.

Alton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lovejoy Elem School.

Lovejoy Elem School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 54% to 48%.

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