Lyle School

Lyle School is a small primary school in Kewanee, Illinois, one of the schools within Kewanee CUSD 229. The school serves 173 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Kewanee CUSD 229 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,963 students; Lyle School is among them.

Demographically, Lyle School records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Black, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 34.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Henry County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Henry County shows median household earnings sit near $71,911, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Henry County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,723 students), Lyle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Central Elem, roughly 0.8 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lyle School's enrollment has ticked up 35% since 2018, when it stood at 128 (now 173). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 2% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 34.6:1 in 2025.

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